ML20902651
Contributor
Ben Sampson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
South Platte Park--South Platte Reservoir (Arapahoe Co)
Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
Thought I saw these birds from near Reservoir parking lot. I only have bins, no scope, but I to the western boundary fence of the res next to S Platte Canyon Rd, where I got better views. They were indeed the Surf Scoters reported by many other birders lately. Distinctive dark brown overall, 2 whitish head spots, sloped forehead, dove for long periods of time. Got a couple of blurry pictures, shown below. Lifer!
Technical information
- Model
- FinePix S4250/Walmart
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 103.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 2048 pixels x 1536 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.2 MB