ML138764971
Contributor
Mark Schwan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mile 29 Kayak Launch
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
The bird was first seen the previous day on Dec 4 by Gus van Vliet. The bird was relocated at this time and I was able to view the bird along with Gus, Bev Agler and Patty Rose. We saw the bird close to a Horned Grebe and made reasonable comparisons and noted differentiating characters and obtained poor photographs. The head shape and dark coloration on the side of the face was distinctly different from the Horned Grebe; the bird was basically the same size as the HOGR, and had a smallish, thin bill, but the forehead was steeper and head with a "peak" compared to the flatter head of the HOGR. The bird made repeated dives.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7100
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 420 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 832 pixels x 640 pixels
- Original file size
- 382.54 KB