With so much water currently in the central wetlands area of Huntley Meadows Park, I don’t see many shorebirds at this time of the year. The shorebirds seem to prefer to wade in shallow water. This past weekend, however, I spotted this one as it surveyed the marshland from atop a log. I think it is a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), although I admit that I have troubles identifying the different shorebirds, many of which look almost identical to me.
As you can see, the yellowlegs was a long way away. Usually I try to get close-up shots with either a telephoto or a macro lens and am a little disappointed if I can not fill a substantial part of the frame with my primary subject. In this case, however, I was never tempted to crop the image more severely, because the surrounding landscape is an important element of making this image appealing to me.
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Mike Powell 
Nice! Agree re. landscape!
Lovely shot. I like the way the peaks of the rock, the bird, and the background outcrop all line up.
I tried my best to compose as well as I could because the bird was so far away, so it was not immediately spooked by my presence. The background is soft and blurry, but you can still make out what it is. Artistically, this is one of my favorite recent shots.