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Willet (Tringa semipalmata) on the shoreline, Punta Allen, Yucatan

A large, robust wader, nesting along the Atlantic coast of North America and also in the interior. This is the largest of the species popularly called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. The name is onomatopoeic, referring to the call. Migrates south after breeding.

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Uploaded on September 24, 2016
Taken on February 13, 2015