Ruddy Turnstones at McKinley Beach in Milwaukee Wisconsin on May 23, 2025

By admin | May 23, 2025 - 7:37 pm |May 23, 2025 Bird Categories, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

My first birding stops this morning were going to be the beaches along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee for shorebirds. McKinley Beach had 4 Ruddy Turnstones feeding on an algae mat at the beach. They were finding things to eat at the beach on the mat, fueling up for more of their journey north to where they will breed. It was a beautiful morning with temps around 47 degrees, full sun with some winds out of the NE. Images were taken on May 23, 2025.

Here the Ruddy Turnstone has something in the bill to eat…probably a crustacean

Something in the bill to eat…

This is one place Ruddy Turnstones find their food, on algae mats at a beach, with each wave in stirs the mats up and their food is everywhere…

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Window to Wildlife features the photography of Jim Edlhuber. A lifelong native of Wisconsin, Jim has been photographing wildlife for 20 years. He considers himself an avid photographer and is always trying to capture nature and wildlife through his lens. He is in several photography clubs and has won numerous awards for his work. In recent years, Jim has focused mostly on birding photography and finds it to be the most challenging.

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