Yellowlegs Peek-a-boo
by Judi Dressler
Title
Yellowlegs Peek-a-boo
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Greater Yellowlegs was stopping over on its migration north in the spring, and is not found here in Colorado most of the year. So I was happy to find one when I went down to the lake with my camera. I love how the eye is peeking through the feathers in this photo of the bird taking off!
At ponds and tidal creeks, this elegant wader bobs its head and calls loudly when there is a potential threat. In the spring, Greater Yellowlegs fly north to their nesting grounds in the mosquito-ridden bogs of boreal Canada from their wintering grounds on marshes in the southern parts of the United States. Within a given wetland, you’ll often find this dashing, often solitary, figure wading in deeper water than other shorebird species.
Photo taken on May 2nd, 2019, in Lakewood, Colorado
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Comments (20)
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Judi - Your wonderful image has been Featured in the All COLORADO group. Please add it to the 2023 Featured Archives group discussion. L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Mary Lynn Giacomini
Gorgeous scene Judi......nice how you can see the eye through the fanned feathers. Amazing wildlife photography! L/f
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful flight photograph of a Greater Yellowlegs with great timing, perspective, reflection, and composition, Judi! F/L
Nicklas Gustafsson
Wow, such an amazing picture!! I love how you can see the eye, in great sharpness, between the tips of the wing feathers
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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