Greater Yellowlegs on Mudflat

Photographed in a salt marsh on Long Island Sound. The Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is larger than Lesser Yellowlegs and has a longer bill grayish at base.

Greater Yellowlegs

A Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) walks along a mud flat in a salt marsh.

Yellowlegs Liftoff

A Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) takes off from the shallow water of a salt marsh.

Lesser Yellowlegs Pair Wading (Vertical)

Two Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) wading in the shallow waters of a salt marsh looking for food.

Lesser Yellowlegs Pair Wading (Horizontal)

Two Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) wading in the shallow waters of a salt marsh looking for food.

Five Lesser Yellowlegs In-Flight

Five Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) fly along the channel of a salt marsh.