ML162111551

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

*Rare! At 9:28 AM, Lisa Rose & I were walking south on the beach, roughly 240 yards (per photo GPS) south of the pilings protecting the southern end of the "north mile". We observed a small flock of four medium-sized terns moving slowly closer to us (northbound) against the north/northeasterly winds. A quick scan of the group appeared to show Common Terns, but as they approached and reached us, I immediately noticed one individual lacking any gray on the body (all white), and lacking red on the bill (all black). I yelled to Lisa, "I think this is a Roseate!". I took two photographs as the birds were even with us & another of the Roseate as it had passed (see images below). The very narrow, long, all black bill (lacking the yellow tip of a Sandwich), and the all white body and wings clearly stood out. Having never seen a Roseate before, I sent back-of-camera images to Ned Brinkley, who swiftly confirmed the ID.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

320

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

6240 pixels x 4160 pixels

Original file size

5.47 MB