Little Ruddy Turnstones
I’m back from a week of warm weather in Tobago. We stayed in an inn on a very quaint bay called Speyside, very quiet and undeveloped. But don’t try telling that to the birds! Ruddy Turnstones are shorebirds, and I’ve never seen them behave quite like they did at this inn. First they would terrorize breakfast eaters, as caught below on camera. Then after a full meal, they would bath in the guests footbath, and then drop off for a short nap in the sand. Of course, they had to be back at work for the lunch crowd!
These photos are so charming, Debbi. I love the photo of the birds enjoying breakfast. I sense many gorgeous paintings in the making.
Comment by Chantell — Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 3:01 pm
Aren’t they the funniest things? Packs of about 30 would run around the dining room floor, all squabbling for tidbits.
Comment by Debbi — Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 3:43 pm