Turnstones
Artist: Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951)
Date: 1928
Dimensions:
7 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.
Medium: Drypoint
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Hearst
Object number: 1951.430
Label Text:
A medium-sized shorebird with bright patterns, the Ruddy Turnstone forages—as its name suggests—by overturning stones and shells with its beak to find insects and other food. It breeds on the tundra and rocky coasts of the far northern reaches of North America. During spring migration it passes through parts of the eastern half of the U.S., including along Lake Erie.
A medium-sized shorebird with bright patterns, the Ruddy Turnstone forages—as its name suggests—by overturning stones and shells with its beak to find insects and other food. It breeds on the tundra and rocky coasts of the far northern reaches of North America. During spring migration it passes through parts of the eastern half of the U.S., including along Lake Erie.
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