Wading Pools at Fort De Soto’s North Beach
June 13, 2021 - This Ruddy Turnstone is getting close to full breeding colors.... Read more
Ruddy Turnstone
 | I’m a quiet little shorebird that you can often find running along the waves at the beach. My name comes from my habit of turning over rocks and stones to find my food. I’m cute to watch as I run in the surf! Most Likely Found: At the beach When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Other Places Read more: Ruddy Turnstone at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Ruddy Turnstone eBird range |
I have written 8 posts including a photo of a Ruddy Turnstone
Year in Review: Photographic Memories of 2015
December 31, 2015 - Another trip to Fort De Soto yielded some fun shorebirds, especially this little Ruddy Turnstone, who spent several minute playing with what looked like a roach for breakfast.... Read more
Say Goodbye to the Shorebirds
May 18, 2015 - My first good bird of the morning was this Ruddy Turnstone, who was playing with what looked like a cockroach on the beach.... As I left, I found another Ruddy Turnstone with his beak full of breakfast - this time, I think it was crab.... Read more
Birds That Are Not Purple
February 6, 2015 - He pointed out every single Ruddy Turnstone that passed in front of us!... The Ruddy Turnstones were just about the only birds on the jetty.... Read more
"Sunrise" Skyway and Fort De Soto Birds
October 2, 2011 - It was a great morning to be out with friends. The temperatures were nice and cool, and I was glad I had grabbed a sweatshirt on my way out! After the sun was up, we headed to North Beach to check out the birds. Unfortunately there weren't too many there. …... Read more
Sunrise at Fort De Soto
April 23, 2011 - Black-Bellied Plover I enjoyed watching the little Ruddy Turnstones as they ran along the waves. To me it looked like the surf was smooth, without a lot of little fish or other food sources, but this guy kept plucking up shells and then cracking them open with a flick of…... Read more
Beautiful Morning at Fort De Soto
November 23, 2010 - Semipalmated Plover Wilson's Plover This poor little Ruddy Turnstone huddled against a wall of seaweed while the rest of the birds ran along the shoreline.... Ruddy Turnstone The tiny Sanderlings were so quick!... Black-Bellied Plover https://vimeo.com/341093593 Bird List: American Goldfinch, Black and White Warbler, Black-Bellied Plover, Black-Crowned Night Heron (juvenile),…... Read more
My First Trip to Fort De Soto
September 4, 2010 - Brown Pelican I had never seen a Ruddy Turnstone before, but I thought I recognized the ones today from reading my Birds of Florida book. I saw one bird still mostly in his breeding plumage, and another that had almost molted completely into his winter plumage.... Ruddy Turnstone - Breeding…... Read more