Ruddy Turnstone captured by Z 9 / Z600f4TC w/Z2x
As the sun hits the Delaware shore, the high tide is on its way out. Horseshoe Crabs scurry about to take advantage of the high waters to lay their eggs. Egg density historically was 40,000+ per square meter. Today, there is less than 5000 per square meter. This rocket fuel is so important to shroebirds migrating north in the spring, like the Rudder Turnstone. The edge of the bay where it’s foraging suffers from erosion, so man has interceded with a broad cloth to hold in the soil back. This has created a trap for the small egg of the Horseshoe Crab that the Turnstone searches for a meal. They are literally for those eggs, in search of gold.