Image
details
1/1000 sec, f/4.5; E/V
-2/3; ISO 100
Konica Minolta 5D, Minolta 400mm f4.5
Location: Kapu, Karnataka
Date: 8 March 2008
Shoot details
Had been to the
beach with family when I saw these on a rock, waded waist deep in unsafe
waters but the distance was too much for my puny 400. Went back the next
day and camped for nearly 3 hours by which time they were feeding by my
feet!
Species details
Ruddy
Turnstones are scurrying little things that you find on rocky coasts and
tidal mudflats. True to its name, the turnstone turns over stones
looking for a juicy slug. These chunky 22cm waders are winter
visitors to our coasts. Sexes are very similar and hard to tell
apart, especially in non-breeding plumage as in this bird.
A
Birds of India presentation
