ML125125541
Contributor
Steve Stump Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ukiah WWTP
Mendocino, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
First seen by all at 0940 flying over south pond toward trees on South fence line. Awkward flight pattern, very short tail and rufous underwings were clues that this would be a rare bird. It landed in front of us approx. 40 feet away, unfortunately the lighting wasn't too good. Looking first at the back the rump was a lighter gray than the grayish/brown upperparts. The head and nape were a gray appearing black/white- ish with a tight scaly pattern. The breast and throat were a rufous/lavender color. The bill was an orange/red with a black tip. The tail was black with white edges. Pink feet and legs.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 129 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.8
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 2233 pixels x 1838 pixels
- Original file size
- 850.51 KB