At my visit to North Point this morning in Sheboygan another stunning species showed up. A Ruddy Turnstone, adult male continually feed while I was present except for a few times the gulls flushed the area. Colors on this bird are amazing! While I watched this bird feed, it turned things over on the shore looking for food, which goes with it’s name. Images were taken on May 31, 2016.
Ruddy Turnstone
Binomial name: Arenaria interpres
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Size: 9.5” long, 21” wing span
Weight: 3.9 oz
Cool Fact: The Ruddy Turnstone turns things over on the shore foraging for food such as stones and other objects.
Here the Ruddy Turnstone is turning over a piece of fish skin foraging for food
Just ate something
Ruddy Turnstone with a Bonaparte’s Gull, size comparison image
Outstanding Jim! WOW!
Awesome feathered friend. You make picture taking look so easy. Thanks for sharing, as always. We enjoy each and every one.
Jim: As a novice birder, your photos are priceless as a teaching tool. Your photographs are astonishingly good! Thanks so much — your work is much appreciated.