ML194336921
Gull-billed/Australian Tern Gelochelidon nilotica/macrotarsa
Contributor
Glenda Rees Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Tiwai Bridge Spit
Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Close bonding behaviour and seen sitting on nest while mate stood guard. Eggs seen & photographed. (26/03/2023 - Also have attached historical sightings of both birds flying over the same site the previous year,16/12/2018, showing breast stain on one bird indicating that a previous breeding attempt may have happened).
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 100 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1620 pixels x 1080 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.85 MB