Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg

Sooty Oystercatcher

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Reason

The photo shows the typical habitat of a Sooty Oystercatcher (contrasting in particular with the pied oystercatcher, which spends more time on beaches). A fairly difficult bird to expose for (being black, with a beak that can easily clip).

Articles in which this image appears

Sooty Oystercatcher

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Noodle snacks

• Support as nominator --
  talk) 11:26, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Support. J Milburn (talk) 12:25, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Support Super sharp, great shot. --Murdockcrc (talk) 20:40, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Support fiery.
  Nergaal (talk) 02:38, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Support --George Chernilevsky ^talk 16:55, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - Details are very crisp. ~
  NerdyScienceDude 22:06, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply
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• Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:17, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Support--
  T 17:23, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply
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Promoted File:Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:09, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]