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[Mystery birds] Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, photographed at Galveston, East Beach, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 19 May 2009 [larger view].
Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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I'm going to call that a very cool shot of a ruddy turnstone. Basing that on the ruddy breeding plumage, primarily, but a quick check of the field guide showed the same dark terminal band on the tail, and then I noticed the bird in the back, which despite being fuzzy gives a good indication of the bird's characteristic coloration.
A ruddy turnstone, based on the reddish back plumage and the white and black tail, and the apparent black badge on the front.
Ruddy Turnstone was my first and only call, too... they have such a large range map; i've photographed them in western Washington (Grays Harbor) and northwestern France (Pors-Hir)...