ML122122921

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Imm dark eagle with small blondish head projection long tail with white base and broad terminal band strong line of demarcation between dark and light....it blond nape was evident was evident in the bins, once it was closer...and the scope when a bit further out. additional notes: This bird clearly show sign of being a migrant, was first seen at a very long distance to the north soaring in a thermal. I ran back to the truck to grab the scope as it initally looked like a red-tailed hawk but very dark but the proportions indicated it might be a GE. I ha da heck of time refinding it with the scope, as a I am still not accustomed to an angled eyepiece :) It then set its wings and began to glide south toward us, eventually settling in another thermal at much closer range....and just to the south of us. but still a good distance off. At this point I was able to get a few snap shots with the zoom maxed and into the digital zoom.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO

640

Focal length

215 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/1600 sec

Dimensions

2942 pixels x 2207 pixels

Original file size

769 KB