ML141224631
Contributor
Peter Wimberger Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
14418 141st St E, Orting US-WA (47.1281,-122.2373)
Pierce, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
A rather dramatic 3 foot high bird with a bustle. Grayish bird with reddish brown feathers mottling the back and these feathers were reddish on the outer portions with dark centers. Neck and head brownish gray. Area in front of eye with a bit of reddishness. Legs long and black, feet black. Stout pointed gray beak 1.25X longer than width of head. Observed walking in road and in the backyard feeding in the green grass of a house. It also appeared to eat snow a couple of times. The final viewing was when the garbage truck frightened it from the road and it flew somewhere to the north of the houses. The driver was quite impressed by such a large bird and happy to find out what he flushed.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 160
- Focal length
- 23.4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 4000 pixels x 3000 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.16 MB