Willet

Description:

This willet was a solitary bird on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean this morning. The willet is a large shorebird and is a member of the sandpiper family, 13-15 inches in length. It has a grayish-brown head, back, and wings; a white belly; a long, straight black bill; long grayish-blue legs and black and white bands on its wings that are visible when it is flight. Males and female look alike, but the female is a little larger.

Habitat:

Marshes, wet meadows, mudflats, beaches. Eastern race nests in areas of extensive salt marsh along coast Spotted on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.