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Old Saturday 15th September 2007, 15:07   #1
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Shorebird Id.

Id. on the left hand bird in the picture. Taken yesterday here in Prince Edward Island. Sorry about the poor quality.


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Old Saturday 15th September 2007, 15:28   #2
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To me your photo looks like a classic example of the Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs.
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Old Saturday 15th September 2007, 16:12   #3
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To me your photo looks like a classic example of the Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs.
That was my first thought but the size difference seemed too great.
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Agree with Larry

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