Black Oystercatchers have short, sturdy, pink legs.  They are birds of the Pacific coastline and they range from Alaska to California.  Their main food items are mussels and marine worms but they will eat Limpets and other shellfish.  That knife-like bill comes in handy for prying open mussels and shellfish.
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