Willets are identified on the ground by their gray legs and shortish, heavy but straight bill. The plumage is gray above with a white rump, and white below with a distinct white area above the region between the eyes and nostrils (Lore) and a narrow whitish eye ring giving the bird a spectacled appearance. The underparts are white. In breeding plumage, the bird shows brown barring on the upper parts. Non-breeding birds are plainer. It has a length of 330-410mm with a wingspan of up to 444 mm. I hope this will help you, Chris. 🙂
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Wonderful photo, HJ — beautiful light and lots of movement.
Thank you, Jet. Great assessment. 🙂
Nice capture!
Thank you, Jane. 🙂
Love these but always have trouble with ID. Any particular aspects that are distinctive HJ?
Willets are identified on the ground by their gray legs and shortish, heavy but straight bill. The plumage is gray above with a white rump, and white below with a distinct white area above the region between the eyes and nostrils (Lore) and a narrow whitish eye ring giving the bird a spectacled appearance. The underparts are white. In breeding plumage, the bird shows brown barring on the upper parts. Non-breeding birds are plainer. It has a length of 330-410mm with a wingspan of up to 444 mm. I hope this will help you, Chris. 🙂
Thanks a lot HJ!
Struttin’ his stuff! Nice shot, HJ! 🙂
Thanks, Donna. 🙂
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Beautiful 💖
Thanks, B. 🙂