Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Diptych - Original Oil Painting Royal Terns American Oystercatcher are strictly a

American Oystercatcher are strictly a coastal shorebird

The painting measures 12” x 24” x 1

It is illegal to feed these guys…it is to protect them from being fed something that can unknowingly harm them

We have one that lives in our area and see it often standing on our dock or in our pool area or flying across the cove squawking because someone disturbed him

©2017-2022 by Barbara Fallenbaum

Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Diptych - Original Oil Painting Royal Terns American Oystercatcher are strictly aOriginal Oil Painting of a pair of Roseate Spoonbills during part of their mating ritual. In Courtship, male and female first interact aggressively with ritual dancing, and bill clapping. Later they perch close together, present sticks to each other, cross and clasp bills. They are social birds congregating and nesting in colonies along with other wading birds. They rely on each other for security and hunting. This pair was seen early one morning at