ML106384471
Contributor
Dan Ellison Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Helena - Central City Area
Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - X
Media notes
Female Merlin perched near her nest site and on a power line near Montana and Custer Avenues, the busiest intersection in Helena. Prior observations of this site include seeing M/F deliver prey to nest in spruce tree in a boulevard between street and parking lot.
Observation details
Three active nest sites in the central area of Helena. At Hill Park site 3 juveniles already branching and one taking short flights to trees adjacent to the nest tree. At other two sites adult Merlins seen carrying food to the nests but to date have not made confirmed sightings of juveniles in these two nests.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 2000
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1969 pixels x 1313 pixels
- Original file size
- 2 MB