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Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
(L 14" WS 28 Wt 6 oz)
Bosque del Apache
Nat‘l Wildlife Refuge
Nat‘l Wildlife Refuge
13Mar2012
Fondness for unpleasant mos-
quito-ridden bogs makes it a
little studied shorebird.
quito-ridden bogs makes it a
little studied shorebird.
When you have yellow legs
nothing is demanded of you
except to be admired.
(Beth Morris)
Tringa is a thrush-sized waterbird
mentioned by Aristotle; melana-
leuca is Greek for black-white.
mentioned by Aristotle; melana-
leuca is Greek for black-white.
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