ML119176151
Contributor
John Haig Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Banff National Park--Lake Minnewanka west end
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Group of birds 20 metres offshore in Lake Minnewanka, swimming like gulls/ducks when I first noticed them. The flew towards the center of the lake before I could get stopped. They were next to a large group of Horned Grebes. I first noticed them moments before they flew, and failed to realize what they were. The flashing black and white wings caught my attention and I quickly made a few (not very good) images. On closer inspection of the images after returning home, I realized they were American Avocets behaving more like ducks. As far as I can tell from the images, they were flying with their legs tucked up.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 3200
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 5472 pixels x 3648 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.35 MB