Greater Yellowlegs
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen Yellowlegs, so it was exciting to find them at Chesapeake Farms. A week ago I found five Greater Yellowlegs foraging one of the small pond’s edge.
Two were close together so I worked with them. One got a little airlift in jumping out of the way of the other, giving me some pretty wing shots.
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Greater Yellowlegs
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I got to return to Chesapeake Farms a few days ago and found the marsh flooded where I had seen and photographed six Eagles perched and flying. All of the tree stumps and logs were submerged from the heavy rains a few days prior. It was quiet at the marsh area.
The pond where the Yellowlegs above was also flooded enough to submerge their ‘walking’ space, so no Yellowlegs either. I kept my eye on the ‘new’ areas of wetlands that now had been created in the fields.
And then I found them, at least 15 Yellowlegs, busily foraging.
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Greater Yellowlegs
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I noticed a smaller shorebird in the mix keeping off to itself and was able to identify it at download. A wonderful surprise, a Least Sandpiper!
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