ML171551231
skua sp. Stercorarius sp. (skua sp.)
Contributor
Doug Gochfeld Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Freeport Pelagic Trip 02012014 - F
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
12:42 PM, very distant. Motoring low to the water in strong, direct flight, angling away from the boat.
Seen while we were amidst Dovekies everywhere, which were occupying most of the attention from everybody aboard.
Essentially no chance to pursue it, as we were almost stopped, and wouldn't have had remotely the speed needed to chase down this bird that already had a huge head start.
Most likely a Great Skua, but unfortunately it was too far away and didn't seem to even think about changing course towards the boat.
3 terrible photos for documentation purposes:
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 5D Mark III
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 392 pixels x 325 pixels
- Original file size
- 124.77 KB