ML112390021
Contributor
Bob Nieman Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Carlsbad Caverns NP--Rattlesnake Springs
Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Juvenile, Unknown sex - X
Observation details
Very odd encounter. Bird walking in grass next to pond, completely unworried about my presence less than 20’ away. Caught and ate a beetle while I watched. Juvenile plumage-brown with small triangular spots. Bill black, neck long with bulbous head, long legs.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 268 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/125 sec
- Dimensions
- 3264 pixels x 2448 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.28 MB