Photography of Birds – Set # 46 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 46

Set # 46

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

It has a slow flight, with its neck retracted. This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes, ibises, and spoonbills, which extend their necks in flight. The great egret walks with its neck extended and wings held close.

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

The ruddy turnstone has a varied diet including carrion, eggs and plant material but it feeds mainly on invertebrates. Insects are particularly important in the breeding season. At other times it also takes crustaceans, molluscs and worms. It often flips over stones and other objects to get at prey items hiding underneath; this behaviour is the origin of the name “turnstone”. It usually forages in flocks.

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8 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 46”

bayphotosbydonna on May 18, 2020 at 7:49 am said:

Both captures are fabulous, HJ! I’ve watched Ruddy Turnstones do the stone flipping. 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on May 18, 2020 at 4:52 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Donna. 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild on May 18, 2020 at 9:01 am said:

Lovely images (as always), and I am especially jealous of that turnstone picture!

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- H.J. for avian101 on May 18, 2020 at 4:56 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, D. 🙂
  
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Jane's Heartsong on May 18, 2020 at 9:16 am said:

You taught me a couple of things that I did not know: the retracted neck of some species of birds and the reason for the Turnstone’s name. Thank-you.

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- H.J. for avian101 on May 18, 2020 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Jane. 🙂
  
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Indira on May 18, 2020 at 10:14 am said:

Another set of birds with contrasting featurs!

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- H.J. for avian101 on May 18, 2020 at 4:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Indira. 🙂
  
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