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Oystercatcher With a Mole Crab
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Tag Archives: Mole Crab
Catching Mole Crabs
Tuesday, August 27. 2019,
This is an Oystercatcher with a freshly caught Mole Crab. Its head is still soaking wet from digging up the unlucky crustacean from the sand beneath the incoming waves. Generally, the Oystercatchers follow the receding waves and try to dig out the Mole Crabs from their burrows before the next incoming wave arrives. As you can see from the above photo, the Oystercatchers are not always as quick as they might wish to be. JK
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Sanderling vs. Mole Crab
Wednesday, August 14, 2019,
This is a Sanderling, a fairly common shorebird, and that is a Mole Crab having a bad day. Mole Crabs, also known as Sand Crabs are quite numerous here on the south shore. They are a favorite meal of other shorebirds, including Oystercatchers. Mole Crabs make their living by burrowing into the sand at the surf zone and filter plankton and other detritus from the water. As you can see, Sanderlings make at least part of their living by digging up and eating Mole Crabs. It’s a Sanderling eat Mole Crab world at the sea shore. JK
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