Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Two is a crowd, or is it?
Here is a ruddy turnstone (brown with orange legs) and a sanderling. I've read that sanderlings are very protective of their feeding territory, i.e., their stretch of the beach - at least from other shore birds. But these two birds don't seem to mind each other. Perhaps, because they each have their own feeding niche so one doesn't compete with the other.
"Sanderlings are easy to find on sandy beaches from fall through spring. Pick a beach with a low, gradual slope and walk along the water’s edge. Look for small shorebirds running back and forth in sync with the waves—these are likely to be Sanderlings. While other shorebirds such as plovers and Willets may feed alongside Sanderlings on these outer beaches, this is truly the Sanderling’s domain; these plucky birds often aggressively defend their feeding territories at water’s edge from other shorebirds." - allaboutbirds.org
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Laura Cochran · @lacochran
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Ruddy Turnstone has been practicing and is ready for the return of the Hokey Pokey.
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Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
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Ruddy Turnstone.
This bird was hanging out at Holly Beach, Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico.
"A shorebird that looks almost like a calico cat, the Ruddy Turnstone's orange legs and uniquely patterned black-and-white head and chest make them easy to pick out of a crowd. ... They use their stout, slightly upturned bill to flip debris on the beach to uncover insects and small crustaceans." - allaboutbirds.org
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