ML180338001

Age and sex

Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1

Observation details

This photo allowed for a careful study of this bird (I'm going with juvenile due to yellow eye and plumage color). In particular a study of the tail, I had thought it might be Cooper's at first, since the outer tail feathers that are visible seemed shorter than the central ones, giving it a somewhat rounded look, BUT, Alvaro helped me to understand the following which makes this a Sharpie! TAIL: "The shape of Cooper's is more rounded and also longer, so the shorter rectrix is actually not unusual on Sharpie, but having a stack of central rectrices that are very similar in length would be unusual in Cooper's. They usually show the graduation within the central feathers too. As well, usually Cooper's has a broader white terminal band." EYE/HEAD: "The owl like (pygmy owl look) of big eyes and seemingly smaller head is classic of Sharpie. Cooper's tends to have that flat capped look, and small eyes that are closer up to the bill. They look meaner, while sharpies look surprised. That is the look I see in your photo." NAPE: "That cinnamon on the nape also looks good for Sharpie."

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

1000

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

3089 pixels x 2060 pixels

Original file size

1.2 MB