Ruddy Turnstone walking across white sand in Venice, Florida

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A chunky, short-legged sandpiper, wearing a bright harlequin pattern in summer, dark brown in winter. The Ruddy Turnstone nests on high arctic tundra of North America and Eurasia, and winters along the coastlines of six continents. In migration it is seen mainly along the coast, although numbers may stop over at favored points inland, especially along the Great Lakes.

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Size: 4635px × 3090px
Location: Venice, Florida
Photo credit: © yoderphotography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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