ML184053011
Contributor
Russ Morgan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail
Lincoln, Oregon, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
This drake hoody was an extremely successful fisher. 7 dives (none more than 20 seconds) and 5 fish caught and ate — all in about 4 minutes time. I was also fascinated in watching how it violently shook each fish multiple times before swallowing. At first I attributed this to positioning it for a trip down the gullet, but since the fish really never changed position as a result of shaking, I thought it more likely that the purpose of the shaking was to kill or disable the fish before swallowing. Was fun to watch and photograph.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 1714 pixels x 1143 pixels
- Original file size
- 551.43 KB