Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

The Greater Yellowlegs breeds in Southern Alaska and the middle latitudes of Canada, in wetlands (bogs, lakes, or ponds) with nearby trees for perching. They spend winter months along the east and west coasts of North America, and well inland in the southern USA, most of Mexico, Central America and the entire continent of South America.
At a distance and without a reliable size comparison, differentiating the Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs is a tricky proposition. While the general appearance of each bird is similar, the Lesser Yellowlegs is smaller and the bill length is shorter, relative to the head. Their vocalizations are nearly the same, though some have described the calls of the Greater Yellowlegs as harsher, louder and clearer, than the Lesser Yellowlegs.
Modern science regards the Greater Yellowlegs as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).
I missed meeting Greater Yellowlegs on their breeding grounds during my 2005 Alaska and 2022 Canada expeditions, though I ran into Lesser Yellowlegs on both trips. Lesser Yellowlegs breed further north than the Greater Yellowlegs. California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas have provided me with photo opportunities of Greater Yellowlegs on their winter grounds and in migration.
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49 Photos

Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California USA 2005-11-24. |
Date Taken: 2005:11:24 15:34 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD1340GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) With Lesser Yellowlegs (rear) in a flooded field near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-07-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 14:16 |
Location:
Fondo |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD2255.GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: The beach at Poe Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-07-06. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:06 18:33 |
Location:
Poe Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD3397.GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: San Diego River flood control channel. San Diego, California 2010-01-08. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:08 13:47 |
Location:
Robb Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD5383.GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-11-26. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:26 16:15 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8210.GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-11-26. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:26 16:15 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD8213.GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California USA 2004-12-19. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:19 15:59 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD_1936GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California USA 2004-12-22. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:22 10:02 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_2167GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 13:32 |
Location:
W F V Z |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4482-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 13:33 |
Location:
W F V Z |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/3 |
File Name: D3X4483-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California USA 2004-12-22. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:22 10:55 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_2213GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: (Tringa melanoleuca) Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California USA 2004-12-22. |
Date Taken: 2004:12:22 11:09 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/9.5, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD_2231GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |


Lesser Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Dirty Socks Spring at the southern edge of the Owens Lake Basin, between Lone Pine and Olancha. |
Date Taken: 2016:04:21 6:48 |
Location:
Dirty Socks Spring |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728112-LesserYellowLegs |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Fall migrants seen on Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 10:51 |
Location:
Saltworks |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2767-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Malheur NWR is in southeastern Oregon, west of Steens Mountains and south of Burns Oregon. Harney County. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:30 7:04 |
Location:
Visitor Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X8571-MalheurNWR |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Malheur NWR is in southeastern Oregon, west of Steens Mountains and south of Burns Oregon. Harney County. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:30 6:42 |
Location:
Malheur NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X8196-MalheurNWR |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Malheur NWR is in southeastern Oregon, west of Steens Mountains and south of Burns Oregon. Harney County. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:30 6:42 |
Location:
Visitor Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X8186-MalheurNWR |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Vendel Road's marshy areas will provide opportunities to meet shorebirds in the winter season. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 10:58 |
Location:
Vendel Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2862-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:14 15:24 |
Location:
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2710-GrayLodge-WLA |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 10:58 |
Location:
Vendel Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2858-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Vendel Road's marshy areas will provide opportunities to meet shorebirds in the winter season. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 11:00 |
Location:
Vendel Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2881-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:14 14:24 |
Location:
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2208-GrayLodge-WLA |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Lake Hodges. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:29 17:07 |
Location:
Lake Hodges |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X8507-GreaterYellowLegs |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: 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. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:15 15:52 |
Location:
Aransas NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D501027-Aransas-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Foraging on the tide flats along South Jetty Road in Bandon Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:07 16:00 |
Location:
South Jetty Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X9934-Bandon-Oregon |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Shorebirds such as these yellowlegs are some of the many species found at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a state run reserve near Gridley California in Butte County. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:14 15:19 |
Location:
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2670-GrayLodge-WLA |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: 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. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:15 16:14 |
Location:
Aransas NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/3200 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D501119-Aransas-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


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 |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D501148-Aransas-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Yellowlegs here were shy, but made their presence known all day with their vocalizing. It was a lovely day at the Gilbert Water Ranch. The weather was mild, and the winds were calm. Gilbert is in the Greater Phoenix area of Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:11 13:08 |
Location:
Gilbert Water Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X9083-GilbertWaterRanch |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Greater Yellowlegs were very vocal, making them easy to locate. At 6:15am I was the first guest at the preserve and I stayed until 12:30. Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:09 12:02 |
Location:
Bird Viewing Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowleg_D5X8804-Henderson-BVP |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: The get-a-way. Greater Yellowlegs were very vocal, making them easy to locate. At 6:15am I was the first guest at the preserve and I stayed until 12:30. Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:09 11:54 |
Location:
Bird Viewing Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowleg_D5X8709-Henderson-BVP |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: The splash. Greater Yellowlegs were very vocal, making them easy to locate. At 6:15am I was the first guest at the preserve and I stayed until 12:30. Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:09 8:43 |
Location:
Bird Viewing Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowleg_D5X7677-Henderson-BVP |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Greater Yellowlegs were very vocal, making them easy to locate. At 6:15am I was the first guest at the preserve and I stayed until 12:30. Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2020:11:09 8:43 |
Location:
Bird Viewing Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowleg_D5X7651-Henderson-BVP |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Foraging on the frozen mud and shallow water seemed fruitful for some of the birds I met on the reserve. I first visited Bitterlake NWR outside of Roswell New Mexico in April 2020. This visit was a winter sampling of the reserve’s wildlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:25 10:51 |
Location:
Bitterlake NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2172-Bitterlake-Roswell-NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Foraging on the frozen mud and shallow water seemed fruitful for some of the birds I met on the reserve. I first visited Bitterlake NWR outside of Roswell New Mexico in April 2020. This visit was a winter sampling of the reserve’s wildlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:25 10:50 |
Location:
Bitterlake NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2143-Bitterlake-Roswell-NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: These Greater Yellowlegs, and a few Killdeer were the only shorebird species we met during our Saturday tour at Bosque. Jerry, his good friend Ken and I spent a few hours at Bosque del Apache before meeting master falconer Matt and his Harris's Hawks. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:05 13:11 |
Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X4673-BosqueDelApache |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: These Greater Yellowlegs, and a few Killdeer were the only shorebird species we met during our Saturday tour at Bosque. Jerry, his good friend Ken and I spent a few hours at Bosque del Apache before meeting master falconer Matt and his Harris's Hawks. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:05 12:12 |
Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X4507-BosqueDelApache |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: The shallow margins of the Black Mangroves near the Convention Center gave shorebirds rich foraging opportunities. Last spring I learned how productive South Padre Island can be for birding. This was my first visit in winter, and it did not disappoint. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:19 13:18 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X3214-SouthPadreIsland |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Yellowlegs in Texas seem capable of making a living in many habitats. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:13 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X5949-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Yellowlegs in Texas seem capable of making a living in many habitats. I rode my bike to the southern end of Boca Chica Beach and enjoyed meeting the foraging birds at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This is the east-most border of Texas and Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:30 8:46 |
Location:
Boca Chica Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X6616-BocaChicaBeach |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Notice the slightly larger size and the longer bills of the Greater Yellowlegs. Both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs wandered in the marshes near the Convention Centre. For my final winter expedition from my Brownsville camp, I chose South Padre Island. The drive to the island crosses Bahia Grande, where I stopped to look for waders, gulls and shorebirds. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:11 12:42 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs-Mixed_D5X1670-SPI_ConventionCentre |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs worked the shallow edges of the resaca’s waters. Hunter Lane is at the far side of the park, two miles from the Resaca de la Palma Visitor Center. It is the most reliable place in the reserve to find standing water, and my favorite place to enjoy birds. |
Date Taken: 2021:03:21 13:01 |
Location:
Resaca de la Palma |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X4820-ResacaDeLaPalma |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Their “lesser” cousins vastly outnumbered Greater Yellowlegs on the marsh. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:08 15:41 |
Location:
South Padre Island WBC |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X3129-SPI_BirdNatureCtr |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: My second visit to the fields north of Burns Oregon began in the early morning. I tried my best to capture birds like this Greater Yellowlegs on the west side of the road, because of the lovely light from the rising sun. |
Date Taken: 2022:04:24 8:33 |
Location:
North Foley Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_8504378-BurnsOregon |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: My second visit to the fields north of Burns Oregon began in the early morning. I tried my best to capture birds like this Greater Yellowlegs in the company of a Lesser Yellowlegs on the west side of the road, because of the lovely light from the rising sun. |
Date Taken: 2022:04:24 8:17 |
Location:
North Foley Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_8504288-BurnsOregon |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: My second visit to the fields north of Burns Oregon began in the early morning. I tried my best to capture birds like this Greater Yellowlegs on the west side of the road, because of the lovely light from the rising sun. |
Date Taken: 2022:04:24 8:10 |
Location:
North Foley Drive |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_8504269-BurnsOregon |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Foraging on the frozen mud and shallow water seemed fruitful for some of the birds I met on the reserve. I first visited Bitterlake NWR outside of Roswell New Mexico in April 2020. This visit was a winter sampling of the reserve’s wildlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:25 10:51 |
Location:
Bitterlake NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowlegs_D5X2191-Bitterlake-Roswell-NM |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: Malheur NWR is in southeastern Oregon, west of Steens Mountains and south of Burns Oregon. Harney County. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:30 6:40 |
Location:
Malheur NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X8162-MalheurNWR |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
Description: The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson Nevada is comprised of nine ponds owned by the city's Waste Water Treatment Facility, but managed by nature lovers. It is the premiere birding location in southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:13 8:17 |
Location:
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: GreaterYellowLegs_D5X3086-Henderson-BVP |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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