The Flickr Scolopacidae Image Generatr

Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Ruddy Turnstone has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened
www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693336/254413189

The only place where we saw Ruddy Turnstone in Iceland was near the town of Grundarfjörður, at a viewpoint for the famous Kirkjufell (mountain). That is on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the region of Vesturland.

Norvège Varanger - C'est un oiseau d'eau de la famille des limicoles, petit par rapport à un canard et très peu farouche. Ici en plumage nuptial.
Voyage organisé par www.unoeilsurlanature.com/

Norvège Varanger - C'est un oiseau d'eau de la famille des limicoles, petit par rapport à un canard et très peu farouche. Ici en plumage nuptial.
Voyage organisé par Voyage organisé par www.unoeilsurlanature.com/

Photographed 28 October 2024, Jocelyn Nungaray/Anahuac NWR, Chambers County, Texas

Body: Sony A7 III
Lens: Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM G Master

Thanks in advance for your views, favorites, and supportive comments.

Perthshire

Ruffs (Calidris pugnax) are medium-sized waders that belongs to the group of sandpipers which lives and breeds in wet meadows, grasslands and marshes. Although the population worldwide is stable, In Europe they are under threat due to loss of habitats, and they are protected species in the UK. They are typical migrants with over a handful breeding pairs.

The common English name of this species originates between analogy of a male’s brightly feathered or white head tufts and a ruff, a decorative neck-wear collar fashionable in mid-16th till mid17th century, as can be seen here. The scientific genus name ‘Calidris’ attributed to the Ancient Greek words ‘kalidris’ or ‘skalidris’ used to describe some grey-coloured waterbirds. The specific epithet ‘pugnax’ translates from the Latin as ‘fond of fight’ or ‘aggressive’ and refers to a male’s behaviour during mating period..

This mage was taken in the waterscape aviary, recreating a large marshy area under the net. It provides a unique opportunity to observe closely UK waders and waterfowl which are under threat due to reduced natural habitat. Slimbridge Wetland Centre near Dursley. Gloucestershire; England; UK.

Thank you for your visit, comments and favours, very much appreciated.

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, perched in mangroves at sunset, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, along shoreline, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola, adult along shallow pool, Marakissa, Kombo Central, The Gambia, January

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola, adult along shallow pool, Marakissa, Kombo Central, The Gambia, January

Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, perched in mangroves at sunset, Gambia River, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Common redshank Tringa totanus, adult foraging along shoreline, Kambujeh, Brikama, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January

Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, foraging along shoreline, Tanji Beach, Kombo South, The Gambia, January