Photography of Birds – Set # 235

Set # 235

Ruddy Turnstone

In all seasons, the plumage is dominated by a harlequin-like pattern of black and white. Breeding birds have reddish-brown upper parts with black markings. The head is mainly white with black streaks on the crown and a black pattern on the face. The breast is mainly black apart from a white patch on the sides. The rest of the underparts are white. In flight it reveals a white wingbar, white patch near the base of the wing and white lower back, rump and tail with dark bands on the uppertail-coverts and near the tip of the tail. The female is slightly duller than the male and has a browner head with more streaking.

Sanderling

The Sanderling breeds in the High Arctic areas of North America, Europe and Asia. In North America, it breeds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Greenland (and to a lesser extent Alaska). In Eurasia, it breeds in Spitsbergen and areas of northern Russia from the Taymyr Peninsula to the New Siberian Islands. In the northern winter, it has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution across the world’s marine coasts. It is a complete migrant, travelling between 3,000 to 10,000 km (1,900 to 6,200 mi) from its breeding grounds to its wintering sites. Birds that travel further also arrive later and leave sooner. Most adults leave the breeding grounds in July and early August, whereas juvenile birds leave in late August and early September. The northward migration begins in March at the southern end of their winter distribution.

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10 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 235”

Athira on February 12, 2021 at 11:05 am said:

Nice bird

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 12, 2021 at 3:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Athira. 🙂
  
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Athira on February 12, 2021 at 8:27 pm said:

Most welcome

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bayphotosbydonna on February 12, 2021 at 10:42 pm said:

Two beautiful birds beautifully captured, HJ! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 12, 2021 at 10:48 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Donna. 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild on February 13, 2021 at 6:08 am said:

The Sanderling is a common sight on the beach during our summer months. I wish the turnstone was too, but they’re still eluding me. I’m very jealous of your lovely photograph of the turnstone especially, H.J.

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H.J. for avian101 on February 13, 2021 at 3:48 pm said:

Thank you very much, D. 🙂

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Birder's Journey on February 27, 2021 at 2:18 pm said:

Great shots, HJ. I’m slowly but surely becoming familiar with the shorebirds, after 8 years of living just a few miles from the ocean here in Florida. I recall identifying the very common Ruddy Turnstone for the first time just a few months ago, yet I’ve seen them all over the beach for several years.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 27, 2021 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  I wasn’t involved with birds until I moved to Georgia 15 years ago. My backyard have been magical because I’ve counted more than 50 species of birds as visitors. Thank you so much for sharing, Carol. 🙂
  
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  - Birder's Journey on February 27, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:
    
    Wow 🤩