I have seen the Greater Yellowlegs hunting only for bugs and worms when wading along the shorelines at Delta Ponds. So I was surprised to see this one had caught a fish. On checking the Internet however, I see some sites mention that The Greater Yellowlegs does hunt fish, so I guess it isn't so unusual after all! One way to tell a Greater from a Lesser Yellowlegs is the manner in which they hunt for food. The greater Yellowlegs hunts aggressively, moving rapidly back and forth along the water's edge, while the Lesser Yellowlegs hunts in a more leisure manner.


The water is getting very low in the Ponds and a lot of birds seem to have left for better hunting grounds. A few shorebirds remain, along with the ducks and geese plus my old friends, the Great Blue Herons, who stay here year round.