ML166377631
Contributor
Devon DeRaad Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Tetepare Nature Preserve
Western, Solomon Islands
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
At 4:40 P.M., a Reef-Heron was observed flying overhead at Nabonibao Beach, the western-most point on Tetepare Island. The bird continued flying due west over the beach, easily and quickly clearing the oceanic pass separating Tetepare and Rendova Islands, and landing on Rendova. Clearly this oceanic crossing does not represent much of a dispersal barrier, especially for larger birds. Observing a dispersal event like this highlights the surprising nature of the consistent and marked differences between Z.k.teteparius and Z.k.rendovae.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 107 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensions
- 1440 pixels x 1080 pixels
- Original file size
- 92.75 KB