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Is this a Greater or Lesser Yellow legs?
Both have long yellow-to-orange legs. When seen together they are distinguishable by size, the Lesser is noticeable smaller ( about the size of a Killdeer and the Greater about twice as big) When not seen together it is more difficult to tell.
When they are alone they can be separated by bill size. The Greater,s bill is about 1-1/2 times the length of its head and sometimes (not always) slightly upturned while the Lesserās bill is about equal to the length of its head and is straight. In summer, the Greaterās head and neck are heavily streaked with black and sides heavily barred with black while the Lesserās head and neck is finely streaked with black and the side lightly barred with black.
-Tringa flavipes or Tringa melanoleuca
A low-key rendering of two Greater Flamingos from the collection kept at Pensthorpe Natural Park near Fakenham, Norfolk.
Feeding behaviour - Typically forages in shallow water. Often feeds very actively, sometimes running after minnows. May forage by walking forward while swinging its head back and forth with the tip of the bill in the water.
AHP East, Ottawa.
I made a trip to the coast for the Common Loons after work. Upon my arrival I was greeted with a thin blanket of fog that eclipsed the sun. The wind really started to pick up and there were the Loons. I waited and waited for the light to come through and left. I had one more spot I thought I'd check before throwing in the towel. I found a flock of Scaups preening on the shore and waters edge. I scaled down the rocks and waited patiently. All of the sudden the fog lifted and that beautiful light came through. I just needed the males to separate from the females and come closer. I settled with this shot even though it wasn't as close as one of the beautiful females I got that late evening. I'll try again as this will do for now.
A Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) feeding in a shallow wetland in the agricultural landscape east of Tofield, Alberta, Canada.
26 September, 2022.
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New Britain Pa.
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Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge NJ.
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I have posted two members of the Cuculidae family tonight, this roady and a Black-billed Cuckoo, posted to the right. The Cuckoo family also includes the European cuckoo, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis.
My two posts are quite different in appearance but both have long tails and sturdy curved bills. The wings also look somewhat similar in certain poses. Behaviorally, both could be described as "quirky" and "entertaining."
Borrego Springs, California