Greater Yellow Legs at Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
by Bob Decker
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Greater Yellow Legs at Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
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Bob Decker
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Photograph - Photo
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This image features a Greater Yellow Legs along the beach at the Rachel Carson Esturaine Reserve near Beaufort, North Carolina. These graceful wild birds pass through the Crystal Coast in the Fall and Spring during migration. The species gets its name from its long, bright yellow legs.The also sport a long, upward curving black bill, dark eyes and an intricate feather pattern. In this photograph the bird is wading in shallow water. A pleasantly smooth blue background adds to the quiet beauty of this color photo.
2010 Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Contest 2nd place winner in the "Birds" catagory. The image hung in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raliegh, NC, January through March 2011.
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January 19th, 2011
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2021 Features Archive and Thanks discussion for additional visibility.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture and artwork! … voted in the Waterfowl in the Southern US contest
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
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