rapid development – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Ruddy Turnstone Chicks Grow Up Fast

By Mia McPherson|April 28th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: Arenaria interpres, coast, coastal, flock, grounds, growth, migration, rapid development, Ruddy Turnstone, sandpipers, shorebirds, turnstone, turnstones, water|

What is really fascinating to me is that within two days of fledging Ruddy Turnstone chicks embark on their first migration to their wintering grounds.