A willet walking through a small wave. It is facing right and has its right leg up as it walks. The left leg is in the water. The right leg comes down from its body and then is at a right angle as it takes its next step. The bird is mostly grey or a light brown, but with white on the underparts and long black bill. It is wading in foam from an incoming wave with calmer water in the background.

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A willet walking along the beach. The bird is facing left and is walking along some sand at the edge of the water. Behind it is water with a large number of rocks sticking up. The bird is stout. Its breast is white with some markings on it and the feathers are a greyish brown. It has dark legs and the right one is lifted up as it walks. It has a long black bill and a black eye with a white eye ring. There is also a white streak going from the top of the eye to the bill and a dark line under that.

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Saltmarshes, as seen here on Long Island, protect shorelines, filter nutrients, and pollution, and provide habitat for a number of species, like this Willet. Threats to these habitats include development and rising sea levels. #willet #tringasemipalmata #saltmarshes #longisland #cupsoguebeach

A Willet (Tringa semipalmata) taking a stop to oversee what the tide pools have to offer.

Photographed in San Diego County, CA
October 2020

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A Willet (Tringa semipalmata) strolling along the shore.

Photographed in San Diego County, CA
August 2020

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