{"id":9146,"date":"2021-05-02T23:04:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2021-05-02T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:04:12","slug":"along-came-three-yellowlegs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/02\/along-came-three-yellowlegs\/","title":{"rendered":"Along Came Three Yellowlegs&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of weeks ago, I heard that a whole lot of birds had returned, or passed through, during the Spring migration. So I decided to head out to Cherry Creek State Park. soon after arriving, I walked along the shoreline and was able to get reasonably close to the birds. The first birds that were encountered was this pair of California Gulls. Even, though I had seen these gulls before, this was the first time I attempted to capture an image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0012-California-Gull-Pair-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0012-California-Gull-Pair-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0012-California-Gull-Pair-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0012-California-Gull-Pair-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>California Gull Pair, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the next shorebirds that I had not seen before was the Greater Yellowlegs. There were several birds in the vicinity, but I did not need to wait long until they came in front of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0079-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0079-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0079-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0079-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Greater Yellowlegs, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here this bird is just taking a walk through the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0091-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0091-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-1\" class=\"wp-image-9139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0091-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0091-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-1-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Greater Yellowlegs Walking No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This bird is distinctive with those big yellow legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0093-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0093-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-2\" class=\"wp-image-9140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0093-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0093-Greater-Yellowlegs-Walking-No-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Greater Yellowlegs Walking No 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had heard that several Avocets had arrived at Cherry Creek &#8212; this was the hook that caused me to visit. I had made some images of Avocet in a previous year. But this time there were a dozen or more at this location at Cherry Creek. I like this image because I managed to capture a frame with the open bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0096-Avocet-In-The-Foam-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0096-Avocet-In-The-Foam-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0096-Avocet-In-The-Foam-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0096-Avocet-In-The-Foam-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x529.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Avocet In The Foam, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were some small still pools close to the shore. As the Avocet was working along the shore line, I manged to capture a couple of images that included a reflection of the Avocet in the still water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0099-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-1-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0099-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-1-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0099-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-1-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0099-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-1-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Avocet And Reflection No 1, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the another image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0100-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-2-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0100-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-2-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0100-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-2-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0100-Avocet-And-Reflection-No-2-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Avocet And Reflection No 2, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, along came three yellowlegs, walking through the deeper water. The earlier images were of single birds. This was the first time that a group of birds approached me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0108-Three-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg\" alt=\"2567-0108-Three-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP\" class=\"wp-image-9144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0108-Three-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2567-0108-Three-Greater-Yellowlegs-Cherry-Creek-SP-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Three Greater Yellowlegs, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After leaving the shoreline, I hiked along one of the trials. Often I get to see Magpies &#8212; I used to see them every day walking to work. 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