Bulgaria
Greece
Ruff
Rila Mountains
Near Elishnitsa, Bulgaria
13May2015
In the Scolopacidae family...breeding
males have a white neck ruff...female is
called a “reeve”.
males have a white neck ruff...female is
called a “reeve”.
Calidris pugnax
(L 11,4-12.6" WS 21.3-23.6"
Wt 6.4 oz)
Wt 6.4 oz)
A ruff occurs at the fringes of things,
in the gap between it and words. Ruff.
in the gap between it and words. Ruff.
(Robert Adamson)
Calidris a gray-colored bird
mentioned by Aristotle;
pugnax in Latin means fond
of fighting.
mentioned by Aristotle;
pugnax in Latin means fond
of fighting.
© Boris N.
Veprintsev
Veprintsev
Macaulay
Library
Library
female