Una coppia di African oystercatchers tendendo il loro nido

• Collaboratore: John Porter LRPS / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: G2BMF6
• Dimensioni dei file: 23,4 MB (1,2 MB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 3197 x 2558 px | 27,1 x 21,7 cm | 10,7 x 8,5 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 19 gennaio 2016
• Ubicazione: Cape Town, South Africa

Altre informazioni

The African oystercatcher is a large, noisy wader, with completely black plumage, red legs and a strong broad red bill. The sexes are similar in appearance, however, females are larger and have a slightly longer beak than males. The nest is a bare scrape on pebbles, sand or shingle within about 30 metres (98 ft) of the high-water mark. On rock ledges there may be a rim of shells to keep the eggs in place. The female generally lays two eggs, but there may be one or three, which are incubated by both adults. The incubation period varies between 27 and 39 days and the young take a further 38 or so days to fledge.

Parole chiave associate all'immagine

• adulti
• amoroso
• beccaccia di mare
• beccaccia di mare africana
• blacca
• caring
• cure
• dua
• due uova
• eggs
• gambe rosse
• gentle
• guardando dopo
• incubando
• incubation
• nido
• paio
• red bill
• rena
• tendendo
• trampoliere