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Ruff

Male ruff with orange/brown neck feathers and yellow face, looking to the side of the screen with a stern expression. He's standing in grass, with a lake in the background, and yellow grass behind the lake.

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2. June 2024

Varanger, Norway

Male ruff (Calidris pugnax; brushane), photographed in Vadsø during the summer of 2024.

Ruffs are a type of wader, recognized by the classy and dramatic plummage of the males, who have big and colorful neck feathers.

They breed in wetlands in the mountains and along the coast, with their summer habitat stretching from Norway to the eastern-most part of Russia/Siberia. During winter, they migrate to Africa, south of the Sahara.

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