UNITED STATES: June 19, 2017: A flock of American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus heads back to nesting areas to feed young in the salt marshes of

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UNITED STATES: June 19, 2017: A flock of American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus heads back to nesting areas to feed young in the salt marshes off the northern end of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP)

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