Barrow's Goldeneye - Linda Padera
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Date

Location

Skokie Lagoons Forest Preserve
Cook, Illinois, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 42.1160807, -87.7710307
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Bird was with flock of Common Goldeneye. A lot of courtship behavior going on, including the Barrow's male which reared its head up and back a couple of times and also raised itself up out of the water and beat its wings. Both male and female birds were present in the flock.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P500
ISO
160
Focal length
576 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.7
Shutter speed
0.01 sec
Dimensions
4000 pixels x 3000 pixels
Original file size
651.29 KB