{"id":16591,"date":"2014-11-03T04:35:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=16591"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:44:16","slug":"a-pair-of-greater-yellowlegs-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/11\/03\/a-pair-of-greater-yellowlegs-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair of Greater Yellowlegs in flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PairPair of Greater Yellowlegs in flight – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Shorebirds are still migrating through the Salt Lake Valley and Farmington Bay WMA and there have been quite a few Greater Yellowlegs in the area.<\/p>\n

Typically Greater Yellowlegs are the first shorebirds I see in the spring and also they appear to be among the last to leave during fall migration.<\/p>\n

Last week I was able to photograph this pair of Greater Yellowlegs on the wing as they flew in to feed in the shallow area of water at the four-way at Farmington Bay.<\/p>\n

Speaking of migration… I am migrating my photo galleries from the program I used for years over to galleries on my blog.\u00a0 My new galleries can be found by clicking the links at the top of every page.<\/p>\n

You may have also noticed that I changed the look of my blog. That basically came about because something in my old theme broke. I do like this new look though so I am glad I changed it.<\/p>\n

It seems like birds aren’t the only ones migrating right now. I suppose in a way I am too.<\/p>\n

Life is good but busy!<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Greater Yellowlegs photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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