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Introduction
What the Lesser Yellowlegs Looks Like
The Lesser Yellowlegs has overall_color color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has above_color color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has head color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has face color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has below_color color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has undertail color of white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has back color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has bill color of black.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has wing color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has belly color of white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has tail color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has chest color of greyish brown and white.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has leg color of yellow.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has neck color of greyish brown and white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Lesser Yellowlegs
The length of the Lesser Yellowlegs is from 9.1 inches to 10.6 inches (23.1 cm to 26.9 cm).
The weight of the Lesser Yellowlegs is from 2.8 ounces to 3.2 ounces (79.4 grams to 90.7 grams).
The wingspan of the Lesser Yellowlegs is from 23.2 inches to 25.2 inches (58.9 cm to 64.0 cm).
Pictures of the Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by mitchmcc, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by Festive Coquette, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser yellowlegs by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by Uncle Muley, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowleg by tuchodi, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowleg by tuchodi, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowleg by tuchodi, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by vladeb, from flickr, licensed under CC
Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowleg by tuchodi, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Lesser Yellowlegs, Gull-billed Tern by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
female Lesser Yellowlegs, LESSER YELLOWLEGS by cuatrok77, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs – juvenile by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs – juvenile by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs – juvenile by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs by btrentler, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs – juvenile by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs in flight by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, 3, 21 July 2013, Okaloosa Co, FL, USA by Malcolm Mark Swan (earlier set), from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Lesser Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs in flight by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Lesser Yellowlegs
Typically picks at anything on or just below the water`s surface as it forages in relatively shallow water.
occasionally moves its head back and forth while submerging the tip of its bill.
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What the Lesser Yellowlegs Likes to Eat
The Lesser Yellowlegs feeds on the following:
- aquatic insects (beetles, water boatmen, dragonfly nymphs, crane fly larvae)
- terrestrial insects
- crustaceans
- snails
- worms
- small fish.
Where To Find the Lesser Yellowlegs
You can find the Lesser Yellowlegs in the following habitats:
- Marshes
- mudflats
- shores
- ponds
- open boreal woods
- coastal estuaries
- salt
- fresh marshes
- edges of lakes and ponds
