ML151249831
Contributor
James R. Hill, III Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Econfina Creek WMA--Fitzhugh Carter Tract
Washington, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Immature Unknown sex - X
Observation details
I photographed this bird, on land, from as close as 12 inches. It was fast asleep at mid-day, perched on a branch one foot off the ground. Soon I saw downy feathers all over its back and wings and realized it was a fledgling, but looked quite emaciated. When it awoke, it couldn't fly, but did scramble to the water and swam away. I did not see or hear any active nests nearby, but did see possible empty nests about 1/4 mile away in the woods bordering an adjacent lake.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot G12
- Lens
- 6.1-30.5 mm
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 8.9 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 2250 pixels x 1500 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.2 MB