ML168799991
Contributor
Alan Troyer Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mississippi River--Mud Island--Greenbelt Park
Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Large shearwater came cruising through low over the water, headed north. Obvious tube nose, long bowed seabird wings. Basic pattern was dark brown above, white below, underside of the wings had white going up the middle with dark coloration around the edges. Capped appearance similar to Black-capped Petrel with white coming up the sides of the neck and covering the bottom of the head, (chin, throat, and cheeks up to even with the bill). Narrow white band across the uppertail coverts just in front of the tail. I spent all the time that it was closest watching through the scope so my photos are basically useless and all shot from directly behind the bird. I may have one where you can see a hint of the white band above the tail.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 247 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 934 pixels x 701 pixels
- Original file size
- 137.03 KB