Yellowlegs

[arash_hazeghi]

Yellowlegs in alert pose



1D4 700mm f/5.6 ISO 800 1/1600sec

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well focussed and exposed, nice pose. I hope you don't mind my saying the bird does not appear show the amount of detail I have come to expect from your previous images.

[arash_hazeghi]

Well focussed and exposed, nice pose. I hope you don't mind my saying the bird does not appear show the amount of detail I have come to expect from your previous images.

Thanks Jon. it looks fine to me in terms of detail but let see what everyone thinks. I haven't posted much from this specie before.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great shooting angle and light. Very nice!

[Ofer Levy]

Very sweet shot! Excellent techs and pose. Just applied some cooling filter and brighten it a bit. What do you think?

[Stu Bowie]

Super low angle Arash, and I like semi leaning pose. I feel the detail is there, as different species show up different types of plumage. It is sharp. I like Ofer's added cooling filter.

[Marina Scarr]

I like the picture and the details look fine to me for this species. Both posts look the same to me. Could someone please explain what the difference is? Thanks.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks Ofer the difference is very subtle though I can take either one

[Ofer Levy]

I like the picture and the details look fine to me for this species. Both posts look the same to me. Could someone please explain what the difference is? Thanks.

Hi Marina, if you download the two versions and place them in one folder then view them one by one you will easily see the difference...

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nice Arash, like the comp, pose, and detail. Marina, it is subtle, but if you look closely at the water you'll notice the difference between the two posts. The cooling filter adds just a touch of blue, and I think it does help to compliment the orange on the legs.

[dankearl]

Arash, a very nice image from you, I like the pose and the angle.
I think it is a Lesser Yellowlegs, which I do not see much of,
a bit darker and more attractive I think than the Greater Yellowlegs.
The usual great IQ from you.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Very nice image!
A very good pose captured!
By the way, its Lesser Yellowleg (Tringa flavipes) or Greater Yelloleg (Tringa melanoleuca)? Just wanted to know.
Saw a similar species in Zambia, Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola).
Thanks.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks guys, I actually think this is a greater yellowlegs given the length of the beak and the size of the bird. Maybe a shorebird ID expert can chime in.

Thanks for all the comments

[Wayne Richardson]

Thanks guys, I actually think this is a greater yellowlegs given the length of the beak and the size of the bird. Maybe a shorebird ID expert can chime in.

Thanks for all the comments

Hi Arash

I agree this is a moulting adult Greater Yellowlegs - note the worn wing coverts. The bill is a good ID feature for separating Yellowlegs; long, two-toned & 'heavy' as here & dark, slender & shorter on its smaller cousin. However, it's not as upturned as you expect to find on most Greaters! While Wood Sandpiper can resemble Lesser Yellowlegs, IMO the closest Old World species in appearance is the Marsh Sandpiper. On the other hand, Greater Yellowlegs have a jizz that suggest a long legged Common Greenshank.

Although Greater Yellowlegs is very rare in UK, we have had 2 this Autumn. An adult in Cornwall & there is still a juvenile a few miles up the North East coast from my home at the moment. I wasn't going to mention the 3rd claim, earlier this year in the Midlands, but I will. A Greenshank with yellowish legs (not that unusual) fooled even the experts. A lot of these ..... & I mean a lot!!!!

Cheers: Wayne

[arash_hazeghi]

Hi Arash

I agree this is a moulting adult Greater Yellowlegs - note the worn wing coverts. The bill is a good ID feature for separating Yellowlegs; long, two-toned & 'heavy' as here & dark, slender & shorter on its smaller cousin. However, it's not as upturned as you expect to find on most Greaters! While Wood Sandpiper can resemble Lesser Yellowlegs, IMO the closest Old World species in appearance is the Marsh Sandpiper. On the other hand, Greater Yellowlegs have a jizz that suggest a long legged Common Greenshank.

Although Greater Yellowlegs is very rare in UK, we have had 2 this Autumn. An adult in Cornwall & there is still a juvenile a few miles up the North East coast from my home at the moment. I wasn't going to mention the 3rd claim, earlier this year in the Midlands, but I will. A Greenshank with yellowish legs (not that unusual) fooled even the experts. A lot of these ..... & I mean a lot!!!!

Cheers: Wayne

Thanks a lot for the info Wayne, very detailed description!