{"id":102776,"date":"2021-09-27T04:59:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=102776"},"modified":"2021-09-27T04:59:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:59:27","slug":"greater-yellowlegs-and-their-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/27\/greater-yellowlegs-and-their-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Yellowlegs And Their Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sunny morning, brilliant blue sky, no wind, shallow water and no wildfire smoke – a recipe for nice reflection photos if the birds will only cooperate.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

For some reason I haven’t posted many photos of Greater Yellowlegs to my blog. But a week ago today I got some pretty nice reflection photos of them at Farmington Bay WMA so I thought it was time to rectify the situation. This species, one of the most ubiquitous shorebirds in North America, has a prolonged fall migration that begins in June and lingers into early winter. I’ve been seeing them in northern Utah for several weeks now.<\/p>\n

I suppose the mud in these photos isn’t very attractive but I think the bird, the reflection on the still, blue water and even the bird’s shadow add enough visual interest to compensate for the muddy shore. I also like the position of ‘his’ right leg, and its reflection of course.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I took some photos of these birds with my teleconverter attached but I was a little too close optically so for both of these shots I had removed it. That allowed plenty of room in the frame for the birds and their reflections, even when the bird was standing upright.<\/p>\n

I think the namesake bright yellow legs of this species lend themselves nicely to photography, especially when reflections are involved.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A sunny morning, brilliant blue sky, no wind, shallow water and no wildfire smoke – a recipe for nice reflection photos if the birds will only cooperate.<\/p>\n

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