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Arenaria interpres
The Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird. It is in the sandpiper family. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide. The small grey and white birds behind are sanderlings.
Houston Audubon Society, Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary. It is a unique area combining salt marsh, mud flats and beach, each habitat quite different from the other. This bird was alone picking through the new debris on the wet sand.
Spotted on Sep 25, 2012
Submitted on Oct 2, 2012
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