Size - 14" : Long yellow to orange legs.   Bill is slightly turned up.   

  The Greater Yellowlegs is hard to distinguish from the Lesser Yellowlegs.  The  siae is the determining factor.  The Lesser is a smaller bird (only 10 inches).  The best way to tell them apart is by the size and voice.  The Greater Yellowlegs is about the size of a Willet.  They are found on both fresh and salt water bodies throughout the county.   The Greater Yellowlegs nest in the far north.  

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