Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes

1/800 sec @ f8, ISO:800, Nikon D300S w 500 mm and 1.4X tele-extender

\"Lesser Yellowlegs,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar Willet; merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage indicates these species\' actual relationships.Their breeding habitat is clearings near ponds in the boreal forest region from Alaska to Quebec. They nest on the ground, usually in open dry locations.They migrate to the Gulf coast of the United States and south to South America.

Herring Brook Marsh, West Falmouth, Massachusetts

09/04/2010