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yellowlegs::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sandpiper |
| Has types | greater yellowlegs, lesser yellowlegs, tringa flavipes, tringa melanoleuca |
Examples of yellowlegs
yellowlegs
Ease into shorebird identification by watching yellowlegs, not hard to pick out.
From the chron.com
Both the greater and lesser yellowlegs stand on long, spindly legs conspicuously toned in yellow.
From the chron.com
A few steps later, she saw yellowlegs with their stiltlike legs, and sandpipers, a small shore bird.
From the timesunion.com
A pair of yellowlegs flies over, and Ella yelps.
From the sltrib.com
We even got to see a few shorebirds on the muddy edges of the ponds, like greater yellowlegs and Wilson's snipe.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A few remaining greater yellowlegs, white-faced ibis and snowy egrets are still picking out food in the shallow, man-made pools.
From the sacbee.com
Sandpipers, godwits and yellowlegs keep up a shrill piping as they commute between tidal pools, while sandhill cranes and Canada geese cross the tundra in bugling skeins.
From the independent.co.uk
- Either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
- (Yellowleg) Cavalry (from French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse'), were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest (after infantry and chariotry) and the most mobile of the combat arms. ...
