Greater Yellowlegs leaps out of the grass
p.1 #1Greater Yellowlegs leaps out of the grass
I spotted a solitary Greater Yellowlegs feeding in a pond at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY. This is one of my faverate spots in the park as the pond is close to the trail and I can get down close to my subject's eye level. I adjusted my tripod for me to sit behind it and then set it and my camera in the grass at the side of the trail and I sat on a big flat rock behind the camera which is just high enough to clear most of the grass in the foreground. I took many behavioural photos as it waded in the pond about 40 feet in front of me. After about 30 minutes, it's mate flew in, squawked a few times and then flew out. The one I had been photographing was mostly obscured by grass so I changed from zone to single point with subject detection enabled and waited for my subject to follow. When my subject blasted off, my camera snapped into focus on it's eye as it flew out. These are my 3 faverate frames from the burst at 40 FPS.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/3200s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/3200s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/3200s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
Aug 24, 2026 at 07:50 AM
p.1 #2Greater Yellowlegs leaps out of the grass
Love the BG's in these shots, well done.
Aug 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Morris
Great sequence and getting down low does make a difference
Chris S
Great sequence and getting down low does make a difference
Chris S
Aug 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM
p.1 #4Greater Yellowlegs leaps out of the grass
Beautiful, love the last one.
Birdie
Birdie
Aug 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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p.1 #6Greater Yellowlegs leaps out of the grass
#2 out of this nice set for me Morris. These guys are fun to watch, always on the move it seems.
Eric
Eric
Aug 25, 2026 at 08:57 AM
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louie champan wrote:
Love the BG's in these shots, well done.
Thank you Louie,
I select my background when I can
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris
Great sequence and getting down low does make a difference
Chris S
Thank you Chris,
Yes it's a great tequnique
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birdied wrote:
Beautiful, love the last one.
Birdie
Thank you Roberta
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johnohio wrote:
Nicely done Morris.
John
Thank you John
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Erictator wrote:
#2 out of this nice set for me Morris. These guys are fun to watch, always on the move it seems.
Eric
Thank you Eric,
I have a hard time picking a faverate as each has merits. They eat tiny fish and that's a lot of work
Morris
Love the BG's in these shots, well done.
Thank you Louie,
I select my background when I can
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris
Great sequence and getting down low does make a difference
Chris S
Thank you Chris,
Yes it's a great tequnique
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birdied wrote:
Beautiful, love the last one.
Birdie
Thank you Roberta
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johnohio wrote:
Nicely done Morris.
John
Thank you John
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Erictator wrote:
#2 out of this nice set for me Morris. These guys are fun to watch, always on the move it seems.
Eric
Thank you Eric,
I have a hard time picking a faverate as each has merits. They eat tiny fish and that's a lot of work
Morris
Aug 29, 2026 at 06:24 AM