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barnegat lighthouse state park, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, photography, postaday, ruddy turnstone
Ruddy Turnstones are fairly common on the New Jersey shore. I have been seeing them since this Spring. Wearing their breeding colors, they are easy to spot on the jetty at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park.
In flight they look stunning.
Last week at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, many birds covered a small island in the marshes. Scanning the island through my camera’s viewfinder, at one point I saw sand being thrown upward by tiny feet. After a few minutes, it turned out that it was a Ruddy Turnstone making a perfectly round scrape as a nest site.
Julie@frogpondfarm said:
Oh that is such gorgeous plumage … handsome! š
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neihtn2012 said:
These birds really stand out when they are in a flock of several kinds of birds, like when they all gather to eat horseshoe crab eggs.
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dianaed14 said:
Great capture showing some of the lifestyle of these colourful birds
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Diana!
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RV John said:
These are very striking birds and you captures them well!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you John!
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bluebrightly said:
I’m confused – why on earth would a turnstone in New Jersey in August want to build a nest? Oh well, with nature, you never know. And I’m a bit surprised they are still in breeding plumage, too. Great photos, as always!
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neihtn2012 said:
You are not the only one. I was surprised also to see her digging out the scrape this late in the season. There is still time, but this is cutting it very close.
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bluebrightly said:
Wow, maybe another bit of climate change evidence – an adaptation. š
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Dalo 2013 said:
You really do have a special knack for photographing birds ~ great series Hien.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you very much!
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Emma Cownie said:
I love their bright orange legs! So many sea birds have orange legs, there must be an evolutionary advantage to them.
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neihtn2012 said:
You may be on to something, Emma. Maybe that color attracts potential mates.
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Emma Cownie said:
Sexy to other birds, eh?
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de Wets Wild said:
Beautiful photos again, Hien!
Ruddy Turnstones visit South Africa in summer, but I have yet to get a decent picture of one.
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neihtn2012 said:
Do you go to the shore? That’s the only place where I have seen them.
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Eliza Waters said:
A beauty of a bird. I love it when when they do birdie yogaā ‘Tree Pose.’ š
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neihtn2012 said:
Ha, ha! Birds do that yoga tree pose.
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sidilbradipo1 said:
Arenaria Interpres does not live in South Europe. This bird is amazing, and wonderful are your photos š
Ciao
Sid
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Sid!
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quietsolopursuits said:
Great images once again! Ruddy turnstones only migrate through my part of the world as far as I know, so I seldom see them in breeding plumage as you do. It seems late in the year for one to begin building a nest though, I hope that it works out for them.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Jerry! I had the same thought about that nest, and just hope the bird knows what it is doing.
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katelon said:
What pretty birds.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Katelon!
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T Ibara Photo said:
Oh, beautiful birds!
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neihtn2012 said:
Glad you like them, Takami!
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rabirius said:
Beautiful.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you!
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