ML178566171
Contributor
Ian Pepper Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Crane Beach (TTOR)
Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
flock of 64 + 1 juv: I was photographing a juvenile Black skimmer on the beach when an enormous, silent black cloud swept in from the ocean, made a large arc, passed directly overhead, and rushed back over the ocean again: a flock of c 60 Black skimmers, which very nearly landed directly in front of me (a few wings almost brushed the sand), but presumably disturbed by my presence, made a collective decision to leave as soon as they had arrived. The juvenile seen in the first photo showed no inclination to join the flock. I wonder if anyone else saw this flock today (at Sandy Point)? Appears to be the largest flock of Skimmers recorded in the area (by a factor of 2+). Based on 3 different photos, I arrived at a figure of 64.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 247 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.85 MB