Lesser Yellowlegs “AK” foraging for aquatic insects

Lesser Yellowlegs typically consume insects, such as flies, beetles, and mayflies), small fish, crustaceans, aquatic worms, mollusks, spiders, and seeds. Lesser Yellowlegs are active foragers and are commonly observed walking rapidly through shallow wetlands while pursuing prey. Adult Lesser Yellowlegs, “AK” was banded by trained ornithologists as part of a tracking study to determine movements of these shorebirds in Alaska and beyond.