[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Yellowhammer was photographed at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Wales. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Yellowhammer was photographed at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Wales. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Greater Yellowlegs was photographed during spring migration at the famous Pedricktown Causeway in southeastern New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1981)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Lesser Yellowlegs was photographed at the East Bay Bayou Tract, Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 19, 2006)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Lesser Yellowlegs breed across Alaska and western and northcentral Canada. They winter along both coasts of the US, from Virginia to Texas in the east, and along the southern California coast in the west. This one was photographed along the shore of the Lake Hood Seaplane Marine in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1991)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Lesser Yellowlegs was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in southern New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1991)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Lesser Yellowlegs was photographed at the East Bay Bayou Tract, Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 19, 2006)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 6.75 in.]

A common breeding bird along forest edges and overgrown meadows, the Common Yellowthroat is found throughout the US and southern Canada. The male is more often heard than seen, singing from the cover of bushes. Fortunately, he is easily recognized by his repetitive "WITCHITY-WITCHITY-WITCHITY" song. When he finally shows himself, he is a handsome bird, olive drab above and lemon yellow below, with a black, Raccoon-like face mask. This one was photographed along the wooded edge of a field in northwestern New Jersey. A worm was digitally removed from the bird's bill in the "computer darkroom" to enhance the aesthetics of the photo. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1979)