It's always nice when birds decide to live up to their name. At Tod Creek Flats yesterday, the shorebirds were showing off according to the names we've given them. I had amazing looks at a Solitary Sandpiper (
Tringa solitaria) all by its lonesome.
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| Surely Solitary Sandpipers are the lone wolves of the waders |
I had some taller shorebirds with yellow legs, with some looking larger than the others. Oh isn't that quaint - Greater Yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca) right next to a Lesser Yellowlegs (T. flavipes) offering a great comparison.
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| This Greater Yellowlegs is looking tall! Note the two-toned bill that is slightly upturned. |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs are more petite and have a shorter bill that is pretty uniform and much straighter |
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| Unfortunately these two weren't in the same plane (not airplane!), but it gives a nice sense of scale between the Lesser (front) and Greater (back) Yellowlegs |
I did see one other shorebird species out there and let's just say I was glad it wasn't living up to its name: Killdeer.
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