Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
(L 9.5" WS 21" Wt 3.9 oz)
Can survive in Arctic as well as tropi-
cal climes...young are precocial.
 What mood possessed the turnstone to
leave his northern home
To roam the World in search of food the
only life he’s known
Here on beach at Cape Paterson so far
so far away
From Artic coast or further north where
he first saw light of day.
(Francis Duggan)
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Canaveral Nat’l Seashore
03Feb2014
Guana River State Park, FL
04Feb2012
Note: short, bright
orange legs