Lesser Yellowlegs #2

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken last week near my house. I added some canvas in front of the bird. Hope you enjoy the image.

Nikon D500
Sigma 150-600 @600mm
ISO 1250
f7.1
1/4000s
Tripod

[Randy Stout]

Jim:
Nice dorsal view, with those dangling yellow feet, nicely exposed. The linear pattern in the water gives the impression of speed.

Cheers

Randy

[David Roach]

Love the detailed dorsal view with great HA and the water BG. TFS

[William Dickson]

Well done on capturing this Jim....Love the dorsal view, the flight pose looks good. I may try sharpening the bird just a little to give it a wee bit more pop.

Will

[Bill Dix]

Another nice one, Jim. Great dorsal look, and beautiful BG. This one doesn't look quite as sharp as the other; maybe a tad more sharpening as Will suggests. And I hesitate to ask because of your lakefront experience with these guys, but I would have called this a Lesser Yellowlegs. Maybe its the angle.

[Jim Crosswell]

Another nice one, Jim. Great dorsal look, and beautiful BG. This one doesn't look quite as sharp as the other; maybe a tad more sharpening as Will suggests. And I hesitate to ask because of your lakefront experience with these guys, but I would have called this a Lesser Yellowlegs. Maybe its the angle.

Thanks Bill you might be right. Even though I have lake experience I am not too good with shorebird ID. Is it the length of the legs that is visible under the tail that makes you lean towards a lesser?

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I will give it another round of sharpening and see how it looks.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Bill you might be right. Even though I have lake experience I am not too good with shorebird ID. Is it the length of the legs that is visible under the tail that makes you lean towards a lesser?

For me it's the length of the bill. If it's shorter than the depth of the head its a Lesser; if it's longer than the head it's a Greater. [I should note that your first Yellowlegs image looked clearly like a Greater; so if this is the same bird, I'm all wet.]

[Dorian Anderson]

Lesser. Take it to the bank. The unicolored bill length is equal to the skull depth. Greater broader-based and would have a two-toned bill which is 1.5x as long as the skull is wide.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Bill and Dorian for helping me learn the difference between the lesser and greater, much appreciated.
Hopefully a moderator can change the title to a lesser.

[Randy Stout]

Lesser it is Jim.

Cheers

Randy

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A beautiful flight shot, with nice dorsal view, good wing position and BG. Agree to another round of sharpening.

[John Mack]

Nice dorsal view here. Love that ripply water background as well.

[dankearl]

Great view, yes to a tad more sharpening. Excellent water BG.