ML109001681
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Juvenile, Unknown sex - X
Media notes
2 chicks approx 10 days old
Observation details
Upon arrival at 19:50 the adult was brooding the two chicks in a spot that was about 2 feet from the location where they were 7/27, at a point at 40 degrees and 10 feet from the original nest scrape. Adult flushed as I approached within 10 feet, leaving the chicks exposed. They are about 10 days old. They were huddled in close contact, and were awake but looked to be dozing. As I took photos of the chicks at close range, one of the two took a defensive action by thrusting its head forward in a snake-like fashion and gaping widely for a moment, while spreading first one wing, and then later both. The action was startling. The new location is a patch of open ground surrounded by grasses, but this spot has a layer of fallen oak leaves instead of bare ground.
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone 8
- Lens
- iPhone 8 back camera 3.99mm f/1.8
- ISO
- 50
- Focal length
- 4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/1.8
- Shutter speed
- 1/15 sec
- Dimensions
- 3024 pixels x 4032 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.5 MB