It seems like Greater Yellowlegs used to be more common along our beaches and marsh steams than they are today. This fine specimen is from late yesterday afternoon, when the sun was getting low in the sky already.

This is another “learning to use the new camera with the DiaScope” shot. With something as chancy as capturing images through the eyepiece of a spotting scope, you need a lot of practice before the critical moment when a really good bird appears in the scope field. Not that the Yellowlegs is not a really good bird. There is lots to like on a Yellowlegs, beginning with the intricate patterning of the feathers.

Nikon Coolpix P300 behind the 15-56x Vario Eyepiece on the ZEISS DiaScope 65FL for the equivalent field of view of a 2000mm lens on a full frame DSLR. 1/500th @ ISO 160. f5.5 effective. Programmed auto. –.7 EV.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness.

And a bonus shot.