Greater Yellowlegs - Dr. Dude Photography

Two Greater Yellowlegs walking in the shallow water looking for food. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX, March 27, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-400; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.*

This page is for the Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca). My first photographic evidence occurred on March 27, 2022 at the Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX. There were actually three of them walking around in the mud flats. I heard them the week before, but never was able to see them, so I was happy when they flew in to my location and started to walk around.

The above photograph is currently the only representative example of a Greater Yellowlegs that I have taken.

Two Greater Yellowlegs wading in the shallow water. Some drift wood is behind them and some other small tree branches are in the water in front. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.*

Greater Yellowlegs wading in knee-deep water mostly facing the camera. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 10, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/320sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/11; 1/320 sec.

Four Greater Yellowlegs wading in the shallow water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 1, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/400 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs wading in the shallow water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, San Antonio, TX May 12, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/640 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.*

Greater Yellowlegs wading in the plant-filled water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, FL December 3, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs flying low over the water with its reflection just below it in the water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, December 26, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/800 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs flying low over the water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias*

Greater Yellowlegs standing in the clear, shallow water. A drop of water is at the end of its bill. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs standing near the far edge of a pond. A Mottled Duck is further out in the pond. — **Greater Yellowlegs, King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, February 23, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs flying low over the water's edge. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/1000 sec. +1 exposure bias*

Greater Yellowlegs walking in the shallow water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Charlies Pasture, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/2000 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs standing in the shallow water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Charlies Pasture, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/2000 sec.*

Greater Yellowlegs walking near the water. — **Greater Yellowlegs, Oak Grove Park, Grapevine, TX, July 27, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.*