ML141721091
Contributor
George Vaughan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Lake Dulverton Conservation Area
Southern Midlands, Tasmania, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
It occurred to me as I wandered the flats, watching an ever increasing stream of Sharp Tails flying in, that any number I could put to their ranks will seem like an exaggeration... this is in fact, amazingly, a very conservative estimate. I strongly suspect the numbers were into the three digit range! With the water levels so low, they've taken to wading far out in the middle of the lake, as well as at the edges... and yet their numbers were healthier than ever! It was a beautiful time, photographing each and every bird and watching them carry out ever activity, from feeding to swimming across deep channels, and even hurtling through the air in fluttering skeins, towering and dipping. A real favourite!
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P610
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 464.4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels
- Original file size
- 856.7 KB