There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.
There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were "Greater". I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the "Big Tree" tower.

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Greater Yellowlegs

(Tringa melanoleuca)

Description:

There were many dozens of Yellowlegs on the marsh, most were “Greater”. In this image the two birds aloft appear to be Lesser Yellowlegs, while the bird touching down is a Greater Yellowlegs. I drove to Aransas NWR late Saturday, but my first serious explorations were on Sunday, when I fell in love with Heron Flats, though my explorations carried me all the way to the “Big Tree” tower.

Date Taken: 2020:03:15 16:14

Location:

Aransas NWR
Austwell, Texas
United States
13.12 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600

File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D501148-Aransas-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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