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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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