Here's another Oystercatcher from Sandy Hook last month. I sat down on the beach and waited, and this guy walked right up to me and began a massive shake, producing a number of funny feather positions. I had to add canvas right and top. He then walked even closer to me, more than filling the frame and posing for some tight head portraits. This was taken at 7:00 am; the sun had gotten fairly bright, but not yet too harsh, IMO.
D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/3200s @ f/7.1 manual.