This little Yellowleg gave me quite a scolding for coming near him!
He may be little, but he’s tough and quite loud, and he stood his ground!
Eventually he settled down with me around.
I understand he feels territorial.
There’s lots of birdies at The Salton Sea,
and a little Yellowleg needs to hold his claim.
Cheers to you from the wintering birds at The Salton Sea~
cindyknoke.com 
Love the leggy reflection Cindy– and the whole flock together. They look so fragile and seem to strong! Loe your brilliant work. thanks.
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You are a lovely person Rhonda! Thank you~ 🦆
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Wunderschöne Aufnahmen des Strandläufers…
Ich wünsche Dir Frohe Weihnachten…
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Danke mein Freund. Glucklicher Advent und frohe Weihnachten zu Ihnen! 🦆
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So cute! I love the first photo especially
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That’s when he was going all out giving me his most vehement scolding!! 😉 🦆
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I love it! That is priceless!
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Such an artistic and elegant Yellowleg! A real Star! Thank you for interesting trip!
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Thank you for coming along with me, it makes the experience much richer~ 🦆
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What a sweet bird. I live in Florida where we have many cranes and other standing birds. So fascinating. I adored the story. He sounds a bit feisty! 🙂
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He was quite feisty and I would love to go bird watching in Florida. I’ve never really done it~
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Excellent photographs dear Cindy… the reflection effect is awesome, so well achieved… sending much love… Happy holidays ❤
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Gracias por su amable comentario ti. Felices fiestas a tu mi amiga y maravilloso Año Nuevo! ❤ 🦆
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Igualmente para tí, querida Cindy!!!! 😉
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Abrazos~ ❤
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Wonderful photos from a great place to see birds! I’m surprised the birds do okay with the Salton Sea water – it is so full of minerals!!
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Minerals, pesticides, you name it. I am surprised too, but very glad they do! 🦆
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Gorgeous pictures, Cindy! Must have been hundreds, if not thousands of birds!
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In the whole southeast end of the sea I would guesstimate 100’s of thousands of birds of varying species. Lots of quackers~ 🦆🦆🦆
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It sounds like he really did hold his ground when you came close! Careful out there – photography can be dangerous by the looks of it 😉 Sending love! Great photos as always, Cindy ❤
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Yeah, he was an intimidating critter!!! 🦆 Quack! 😉
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His legs are fascinating, so twig like it’s amazing they support him.Speaking of magical!
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Yes, slender, tiny, loud and so assertive! Whats not to love??? 🦆
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These are rare over here (NW Europe), although we have similar birds with red legs (redshank) and green legs (greenshank)! That’s a super first photo in the series: the reflection looks like a giant beak. Wonderful!
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I am now including birdwatching in all my trips to Europe and I have been amazed at the variety of species there are. It’s fascinating and I love meeting up with bird lovers all over the world!
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Awesome photos. First three photos are my favorite.
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Ahhh, the little yellowleg and I thank you! 🦆
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Lovely photos as usual Cindy but I particularly enjoyed the commentary with them.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
xx Rowena
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How sweet of you to stay and very much appreciated too~ 🦆
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You’re welcome, Cindy. Take care!
xx Rowena
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You really captured the individual personality of the leggy one and his perfect reflection – all of your series of the migratory birds by the Salton Sea is just perfect.
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Ah, thank you Ruth. I love being among these thousands of far flung visitors. They are long distance travelers just like me! 🦆
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Very cool! Near our place, there is a bird sanctuary where we can see egrets, dowitchers, and other birds during autumn months. They came all the way from Russia, China, and other northern countries, escaping the cold winter months.
Beautiful shots as usual. 🙂
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Of course, now I want to visit! This sounds incredible. Lucky you~ 🦆
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#1, 2 & 3 are terrific shots, Cindy – excellent examples of this attractive bird. RH
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Thank you & cheers too! 🦆
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I love the yellow leg, he/she is such a balanced-looking bird.
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Balanced and balancing birdie! Love it! Quack~ 🦆
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I am not a art critic but you take the most beautiful photo of wild life I have ever seen. You are right up there with the best. Thank you for sharing. :o)
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Oh, your kindness touches my heart. Thank you very much & cheers to you~ ❤
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Your photographs are quite beautiful. A pleasure to look at.
I see that these were taken at the Salton Sea — not sure if this is your “holler”. My sister lived out there for decades on the North Shore.
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Very kind & most appreciated, thank you and pleased to meet you. I live about two hours drive west of The Salton Sea but get out there several times a year to see the birdies. Your sister must have some amazing stories to tell about living out there which I would love to hear~
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Yes, she had some interesting stories. She founded the Salton Sea Museum, and collected a huge quantity of photographs from the area. Sadly, no more stories to be heard – she passed away last October.
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I am so very sorry.
Is this your sister? She sounds like an incredible person. Someone I would have loved to have met and I would love to visit the museum and see all the photos she archived. The Salton Sea has the most unbelieveable history. It is like science fiction so her museum is an excellent idea and I have never heard of it! I am going to see if it is still open and visit if it is. Amazing coincidence to learn of this! Thank you! And sincere condolences on the loss of a remarkable sister!
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2014/08/02/salton-sea-history-museum-struggles/13504057/
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Yes, Jennie was my sister. She was in love with the desert and the Salton Sea, and worked so hard for the Museum. I don’t know if they’ve re-opened the Museum. I hope so, and I hope you get to see all that archival material.
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I found it and I am going to go visit! Thank you and thank your sister! Amazing coincidence!
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salton-sea-history-museum
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Astonishing coincidence, truly. Thank you Cindy.
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Great reflections.
Oscar
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Smart bird posed well!
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Oh wow, are those snow geese in the latter photo’s? We lived near a lake that was on their migration path from the north. There would be thousands staying for a month or so. Sadly, that lake completely disappeared. No rain, just drought for too many years. Sadly for us and them, I don’t think it’ll ever recover. I think your little yellowleg is quite charming. There’s so much life going on when you live by the water. I really miss it at times.
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Those are snow geese, thousands of them wintering here. They are such beautiful birds and you know the incredible sound when thousands of them take off at once. Incredible! The lake evaporation near you is just so sad, for the birds that relied on it, and the humans who were uplifted by them. No words, just sorry~
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Your photos are always so beautiful, and feel like I could walk right into the scene.
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Awww, so sweet of you and so very appreciated!
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Reblogged this on Still Another Photoblog.
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Hugs to you and thank you!
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You are welcome!
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What lovely birds and seeing green is a special treat.
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I am so glad. We have finally gotten lots of rain, so the hills and pastures are all deep green! Woo Hoo!
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Great photos of the yellowlegs! Loved seeing so many snow geese all at one time.
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Thank you! When they take off, the sounds of thousands of pairs of wings is thrilling~
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Amazing photos.
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Merci beaucoup mon ami!
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