Carpentarian Grasswren - John C. Mittermeier
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Location

Barkly Hwy at McNamara Rd (restricted access)
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: -20.3446, 139.1426
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Group of three. Found 3.8km down the main road and then walking east along the southern side of a small wash. The birds were 300-400m in from the road in this area (the same site described in the bird finding guide). They were in an area with about 30-50% of the ground covered with low spinifex and the rest with open gravel. The birds were fairly easy to pick out as the ran across the gravel or dove into the spinifex clumps. When I first arrived in the morning I heard the group and managed to intercept their route before they noticed me, getting great looks. Once they became aware of my presence however they became significantly more shy.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D800
Lens
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
ISO
640
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
2548 pixels x 1701 pixels
Original file size
2.68 MB