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Turnstone
Smaller than a redshank, turnstones have a mottled appearance with brown or chestnut and black upperparts and brown and white or black and white head pattern, whilst their underparts are white and legs orange. They spend most of their time creeping and fluttering over rocks, picking out food from under stones. - Graham John Willetts (photographer)

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Photographer: © Graham John Willetts (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(27th July 2014)
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Turnstone

Smaller than a redshank, turnstones have a mottled appearance with brown or chestnut and black upperparts and brown and white or black and white head pattern, whilst their underparts are white and legs orange. They spend most of their time creeping and fluttering over rocks, picking out food from under stones.

A picture of: Deal

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Deal, English Coastal Scenes, Wildlife in England

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 600D
Exposure Program: Program Action, Focal length: 55 mm, Aperture: f 5.7, ISO: 400, Exposure time: 1/800 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: February 14, 2013, 3:11 pm

ImageID:1191438, Image size: 5184 x 3456 pixels

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Comment by Graham John Willetts (Photo owner)Premier Member! Click for more info..(28th July 2014)

Smaller than a redshank, turnstones have a mottled appearance with brown or chestnut and black upperparts and brown and white or black and white head pattern, whilst their underparts are white and legs orange. They spend most of their time creeping and fluttering over rocks, picking out food from under stones.

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Comment by Edward Lever(28th July 2014)

Interesting and possibly comical example of a 'one legged bird'. Before getting too sorry for the poor creature though, this is how some birds minimise heat loss from the parts of their body not covered by feathers.

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Comment by Rod BurkeyPremier Member! Click for more info..(30th July 2014)

Love this one.

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