ML134569481
Contributor
Date
Location
Ricketts Point
Bayside, Victoria, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Small Shearwater ca. 30 cm long, with a crisp white front. Unfortunately I didn't see the underwing pattern. The lone bird was attempting to land on the reef near the survey mark, but was captured in flight by an adult Pacific Gull, which was determined to kill/drown the Shearwater until I approached. The action of the Pacific Gull attracted the attention of Silver Gulls and 3 Pelicans which also surrounded the distressed Shearwater. After ca. 10 mins the Shearwater took flight, but was again downed into the water by the Pacific Gull before being rescued by a member of the public.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 83.3 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 4000 pixels x 3000 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.42 MB