Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres and Purple Sandpipers, Calidris maritima, standing on rocks wating for the tide to turn, while others forage.

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Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres and Purple Sandpipers, Calidris maritima, standing on rocks wating for the tide to turn, while others forage in the seaweed below before it gets covered with seawater. There is also a Redshank, Tringa totanus, standing on the seaweed.

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Size: 4250px × 3000px
Location: Saltcoats, Scotland
Photo credit: © Elizabeth Leyden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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