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Ruddy turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Photo by Elsa
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Field Notes

Description:

This little wader gets its name from its feeding behaviour - flipping over stones and other objects to locate crustaceans and other small invertebrates to eat.

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Comments (2)
Elsa
Thank you very much Alice :)
alicelongmartin
Like the explanation of how it got it's name and like your picture!

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PublishedMay 31, 2011

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