ML188112161
Contributor
Tom Edell Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Lila Keiser Park/Morro Creek
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
Media notes
Tricolored Blackbird, male, Lila Keiser Park, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, 16 Nov 2019, Tom M. Edell
Observation details
2 males. When I first saw one feeding on the grass by between the ball field and parking lot I noticed the bright white median covert. While I watched it, it never appeared anything other than white. When the bird flew across the parking lot the striking white and red pattern was apparent in the median and lesser coverts. Looking at the flock where it landed, there was a second male. I did not carefully check for noticeably darker females in the flock. Both birds showed pales edges on the back and underside and the photos show brown outer primaries. (photos)
Additional species
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
- Lens
- 3.8-247mm
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 247 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensions
- 3716 pixels x 2706 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.99 MB