Caption

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) adult in winter plumage foraging among wooden poles of breakwater on sandy beach along the North Sea coast

Date

Jan 23, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26B14_395

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 19.7in x 13.1in / 5906 x 3937 (300dpi)

Keywords

protection Bird wild animal foraging animal behaviour animal nature North Sea wildlife sandy beach wave breaker Sandpiper landscape coast Charadriiformes coast protection Ruddy turnstone wooden pole piling North Sea coast winter plumage wildlife photography natural environment wading bird winter time bird photography beach animals in the wild search for food open air fauna sand beach breakwater scenery shore coastal protection Turnstone wooden post stake plain dress habitat wader beachfront Wildlife searching for food sandy ocean beach countryside shoreline wooden stilt pile natural habitat shorebird forage landscape photo wooden pile pole hunting food post foraging for food looking for food protect Birds wild animals animals sandy beaches wave breakers Sandpipers landscapes coasts Ruddy turnstones pilings North Sea coastline natural environments wading birds beaches searches for food sand beaches breakwaters sceneries shores stakes waders piles poles shelter animal behavior wave breaking costal search of food landscape photograph landscape shot