ML162526921

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Previously seen and reported by Kenny Anderson and Sam Fason. Observed today with Sam & Nate McGowan in the NW corner of Pond 1W in with 5 WFIB. We spent a little under an hour carefully studying all birds with a scope from a distance of about 30-50 yards. For a while, several were too tucked into the taller grass to get any reasonable looks but all eventually made their way fairly close and we were afforded unobstructed views. While all birds admittedly appeared somewhat dark-eyed due to the lighting and distance, all but one appeared to have a pinkish tone to the facial skin around the eye while one appeared much colder, with pale, bluish borders that terminated at the midpoint of the eye (not surrounding the eye). The bird also appeared darker and bulkier, features that were accentuated when the bird took flight with the group to roost.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

ISO

1600

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/400 sec

Dimensions

1139 pixels x 759 pixels

Original file size

476.59 KB