Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

f6.3 @ 1/4000s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Ruddy Turnstone," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Black Beach, West Falmouth, Massachusetts

08/30/2021