Walking along the path that follows the shore at the northeast end of Golspie's seafront we spotted....
...these two fledgling oystercatchers making their way through the seaweed, and watched as....
....they split up, one to go looking for food with Dad, the other....
....with Mum. Later, as we walked back through the town and past Golspie High School's extensive playing fields, we found....
....another, but rather older oystercatcher young, following a parent as they probed for worms.
It amazes us that, in a town where there is a drastic surplus of crows, these little oystercatchers survive, but thank goodness, as otherwise we might not have the pleasure of watching them and hearing their chirpy call through the long months of the coming winter.
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