Greater Yellowlegs - The Chase and the Catch

In late Summer during our extended drought it was quite fun watching these birds chase down the remaining fish in the ponds as they were drying up. Probably not a lot of fun for the fish but the birds were having a feast. I watched one Lesser Yellowlegs swallow a fish that looked too big for it's thin neck but somehow the bird managed it. I think at various times there were as many as 40-50 birds involved in the pursuit in one relatively small pond.