These species often associate with each other particularly when resting. They are both fairly long legged but the Yellowlegs tend to prefer deeper water when feeding. Some of the Short-billed Dowitchers took advantage of the deeper water here to take a bath and finished with a leap into the air to shake the water off.
While the Yellowlegs, Greater in this case, were mostly feeding, the Dowitchers were either resting or bathing. I guess the water was too deep for them to be able to probe the sand with their beaks. The Yellowlegs mostly pick food from just below the surface of the water, often small fish and crustaceans.
No comments:
Post a Comment