5018 x 3343 px | 42,5 x 28,3 cm | 16,7 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
30 dicembre 2008
Ubicazione:
Norfolk England UK
Altre informazioni:
Identification: As the name suggests, its most distinctive feature is the leg - bright red. A common wader of wetlands throughout the country, though mainly coastal estuaries in winter. A generally mouse brown bird with dark streaking. Bill medium length and straight, reddish at the base. Legs relatively long. Can occur in quite large numbers at the larger estuaries. Breeding: Nests on the ground in grassy tussock, in wet, marshy areas and occasionally heather. Adults often keep guard standing on fence posts or high rocks Diet: Detect prey visually and feed mostly during the day along the upper shore of estuaries and along muddy river channels. Feed singly or in small groups, and their prey consists mostly of worms
