“Marshpiper”

“Marshpiper” - Wood, Metal, Stone, Acrylic. Often referred to as a “marshpiper” for its habit of wading in deeper water than other sandpipers, the Greater Yellowlegs is a large shorebird similar in appearance to the smaller lesser yellowlegs. Adults have long yellow legs and a long, thin, dark bill which has a slight upward curve and is longer than the head. While these birds nest in bogs and marshes in the boreal forest region of Canada and Alaska, they migrate to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, the Caribbean, and south to South America. They are very rare vagrants to western Europe.