The trails were quiet this morning at Reifel, so in the afternoon I headed down to the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway. The Black Oystercatcher is a shore bird that nests in the area and there should be juveniles by now. On arriving I could hear them and on checking the shoreline noticed several adults. There was lots of interaction going on, posturing and chasing each other. It was not until I worked my way further down that I found what I was looking for.
On spotting the juvenile I circled around and came in from the other side. I did not want to put myself between the juvenile and the adults.
This was the only juvenile I could see.
It was pretty much wandering around on its own.
While the adults were around,
… they seemed preoccupied with the other adult Oystercatchers. This was unfortunate as it would have been nice to get some interaction between the juvenile and adult(s). I left when the juvenile tucked itself away amongst the rocks for a rest.