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31-AUG-2005 Tom Grey

Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs

Edwards NWR, Alviso

The Greater Yellowlegs, on the left, is much larger and has a proportionatly longer bill, thicker and paler at the base, than the two Lesser Yellowlegs, center and right.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/16.0 at 700.0mm iso800 full exif

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Garrett Lau01-Sep-2005 18:17
That's a nice shot, and a good illustration of the differences between the Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. Have you seen the Yellowlegs at Shoreline Lake? I'm still trying to decide whether it is Greater or Lesser. I have 4 photos of it at
http://www.pbase.com/garrettlau/shorebirds&page=3