David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________Birds 5 – Ruddy
Turnstones
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY
TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres (JUVENILE)
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
- Waders like the Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres have adapted to niche feeding in order to minimise direct competition with one another whilst foraging for food, hence the variety of bill and leg lengths that may be observed. Sadly the available light was poor when most of these photographs were taken. These birds may sometimes be very confiding, offering close views of their behaviour. Turnstones have relatively short, strong and generalist bills enabling them to deal with relatively robust prey, for example Shore Crabs Carcinus maenas. Many food items will be detected by feel as these birds probe the sand.
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