ML119156021
Contributor
Jerry McFetridge Media from this contributor
Date
Location
CA-BC-2539 Bouchie Lake Rd (53.0414,-122.6253)
Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Seen at distance but well visualized with scope. One of 5 ducks appears to be in adult male plumage. Mostly white head with black cheek/lateral neck patch and long black thin tail. Remainder of neck, upper breast, and upper back are white while lower breast is black. Other 4 birds appear to be female or juvenile. Some with white face and brown bodies. Observed flying in tight flock twisting and rising and falling as they flew over the lake. Wings were black and appeared short, narrow and pointed. On the water the male bird showed black wings with black central back and wide white lateral stripes. Photos to follow.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- ISO
- 1600
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1080 pixels x 720 pixels
- Original file size
- 206.09 KB