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Ruffs wandering around mangrove roots They seemed to love pocking around the mangrove roots hunting for bugs and other tasty bites i assume! :) Common redshank,Geotagged,India,John Rowell,Odisha,Orissa,Tringa totanus,Wildlife,Winter,adhocphotographer,bhitarkanika Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Ruffs wandering around mangrove roots

They seemed to love pocking around the mangrove roots hunting for bugs and other tasty bites i assume! :)

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    Hi John,
    These aren't ruffs. Note the long bill (clearly quite a bit longer than the head), the coral red legs, and the fine white spots on the wing feathers: they're common redshanks.     Posted 6 years ago

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The Common Redshank

The common redshank or simply Redshank is an Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Feb 16, 2015. Captured Feb 9, 2015 11:00 in Rajnagar - Pattamundai Road, Pitanda, Odisha 754248, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO200
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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