ML152460831
Contributor
Ralph Baker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
San Joaquin River NWR--Beckwith Rd. observation platform
Stanislaus, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Photo by Xavier Sandoval
Observation details
I first saw this bird flying low over the cow pasture approximately .75 miles south of Beckwith Road and approximately 650 feet from where we were stopped in the car. I first noticed the lack of patagial bars and then saw how pale overall the bird's underside was. When the bird banked I noticed the lightness of the tail coloration. I also thought the bird looked too big to be a RTHA. I got the others on the bird and we all agreed that it was a FEHA. The bird subsequently landed and we were able to see the large head and bill, the prominent gape and the dark streak through the eye.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX S9900
- Focal length
- 513 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- Dimensions
- 1440 pixels x 1080 pixels
- Original file size
- 630.86 KB