Willet
Willet
The willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a relatively large and robust member sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called “shanks” in the genus Tringa. Its closest relative is the lesser yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
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H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Excellent gallery of willet images!
Thanks so much Indira! 🙂
Great celebration of willets, here, HJ. I like their noisy calls, too. Wonderful post, my friend.
Thank you Jet. They are good walkers and precise to catch little snails. 🙂
Thanks HJ for interesting introduction to a bird we don’t see here.
That’s great Ashley! Thank you. 🙂
I have never heard of a Willet, thanks for the introduction.
Now you have a new friend Susan. Thank you! 🙂
Great series of images, HJ.
Thank you friends. 🙂
Excellent gallery of shots!
Thank you Clare. 🙂
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