Greater Yellowlegs Pair

Greater Yellowlegs Pair

After spending the morning at Monomoy NWR, I went to my favorite salt marsh in Chatham to look for some afternoon migrants. This is a pair of greater yellowlegs in flight over the marsh. The greater yellowlegs forages in salt marshes, tidal pools and the ocean tide line. Using their bill to stir up the water, they eat little fish, as well as small crabs, shrimp and marine worms. Although the species doesn’t breed on Cape Cod, they are routinely seen during migration.

Buck’s Creek – Ridgevale Beach
Chatham, Massachusetts

September 1, 2009

EOS 50D
Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS

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