Greater Yellowlegs with Breakfast

Posted by Vince Thomas on Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:53 pm

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I have a difficult time with ID between greater and lesser, however, since this example has a longer bill than the width of its head (as measured in other profile images), I'm calling it a Greater Yellowlegs. This morning at the Outer Bay @ Bolsa Chica.

MkII, 500/4 + 2x, Manual Exposure, f8 @ 1/1000, Iso 400.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:02 pm

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Vince:

I love the saturation of the legs.

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by KK Hui on Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:28 am

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A fine shot and those yellow legs really stand out well, Vince!
Would probably leave out the partial reflection for a cleaner image ...

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by Steve Metildi on Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:31 am

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Wow, nice G Yellowlegs Vince--you had a productive day at Bolsa. Besides size, Greater Yellowlegs also have a slightly upturned bill (Lesser YL bill looks straighter) and the paler bill color extends to 1/3 of the bill length. Check out George's photo of a Lesser Yellowlegs below for a comparison.

Like Juan noticed, you can see how it got its name in this photo.

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by Ofer Levy on Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:45 am

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I love this! :) great timing, colors and composition. Even the high angle looks OK.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:47 am

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Very nice Vince. The little fish is great.

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by George DeCamp on Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:22 am

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Ahhh! So this is the greater! Very nice shot Vince!

I am sure I will forget next time I see a yellowlegs anyeay!

Excellent image! :)

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:35 am

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Sweet!

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by Larry Kaufman on Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:27 am

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Morning Sunlight at the outer bay? I don't believe it!!!
I'm with KK and would go to a horizontal and loose the reflection.
Love the fish

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by john on Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:59 am

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Nice angle and timing on this

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:28 am

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The body forms a nice angle into the image and the morsel makes it even better.

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by mrhughj on Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:17 am

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Having a snack and the upraised foot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great timing and colors in this image, Vince.

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:28 am

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A great shot, Vince. Excellent flash / exposure tech. here.

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by Kim Steininger on Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:12 pm

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Love the yellow legs & blue water! Great shot Vince!