Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes >> Family Scolopacidae >> Genus Arenaria
| Ruddy Turnstone (Unique ID: 1174)
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Species: Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Location: Sanibel Island, Florida, United States
Age: adult Plumage: alternate/breeding Activity: foraging/eating
Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single
Photographer: Judd Patterson Date: May 3, 2008
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 9.5
Notes: True to its name, these shorebirds roam the beaches turning over shells, stones, seaweed, and other beach debris to look for hidden bits of food.
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