Ruddy Turnstone by monjo71
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Description
It's always an unexpected pleasure for me when I come upon a bird that I've never seen before; even more so when I have my camera with me. This is a Ruddy Turnstone.
The Ruddy Turnstone is a compact shorebird with distinctive plumages and bright orange legs. It has a short, wedge-shaped bill that it uses in its unique foraging style. The male in breeding plumage has a rufous back, striped with black and white. The belly is white, and the head is boldly patterned in black and white. A bold, black 'U' in front of the wing is a prominent feature on the male in breeding plumage, and is visible, although less so, in all other plumages. In flight, the Ruddy Turnstone shows white at the base of the tail, on the wings, and on the back. Females and males in non-breeding plumage are duller than breeding males, their backs mottled gray-brown rather than rufous.
The Ruddy Turnstone is a bird of both the Old and New Worlds. Ruddy Turnstones travel from their Arctic nesting grounds to coastal wintering grounds from the southern United States to South America. Range-wide, they winter along the coastlines of every continent except Antarctica.
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 400mm 5.6L, ISO 200 , f 6.3 @ 1/1600sec
Comments (12)
kgb224
A super sharp capture my friend of a bird that is new to me. Thank you for sharing this Gem.
barbdennist
A beautiful shot of this beautiful bird. I've not heard of it before so it was nice to see it and then to read about it. Thank you for adding the info about it.
durleybeachbum
FABULOUS pic! How exciting for you to get this!
redchilicat
What an unusual looking bird. Fantastic crisp shot!
MrsRatbag
I've never heard of these either; wonderful shot!
MrsLubner
How detailed! How well posed! Stellar work.
Crabbycabby
Very well exposed shots. Great capture of the whites and blacks.
whaleman
What a wonderful bird — great shot!
DAVER2112
What a perfect shot! Excellent. :)
MikeB
Excellent Capture John!! Love all those colors!
delaorden_ojeda
really fantastic , nice textures , details and color ! excelent !
danob
Superb Bravo John the 7D and that lens make a great combo with the tographer as well !!