{"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…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

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California Gull Pair, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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Greater Yellowlegs, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here this bird is just taking a walk through the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greater Yellowlegs Walking No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This bird is distinctive with those big yellow legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greater Yellowlegs Walking No 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I had heard that several Avocets had arrived at Cherry Creek — 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

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Avocet In The Foam, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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Avocet And Reflection No 1, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here is the another image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avocet And Reflection No 2, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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Three Greater Yellowlegs, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After leaving the shoreline, I hiked along one of the trials. Often I get to see Magpies — I used to see them every day walking to work. However, this time managed to capture an image of a Magpie as it was perched on a cat-tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black-Billed Magpie, Cherry Creek SP.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A few minutes later, I noticed that a Coyote was walking through the long grass, but it was too far away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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