ML22222711

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Behaviors

Flying

Observation details

**Very Rare. Probably the main really rare target species of this trip. North American mega rarity outside of a small window in the late summer in deep water off of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Long-legged, fairly pale Storm-Petrel, with white underwings, gray back, and white underparts and face with a black face patch and cap. Bird was behaving bizarrely (even for this species), continuously wheeling around and crashing into the same bit of water over and over again, before then breaking into its more typical water-walking/pogo stick-type flight style as it angled away from the boat. This individual didn't strike me as as pale and contrasty as they can appear, probably because the rump seemed a bit darker than they can be. Water temperature was 76.4° F Photos by many people. Sean Sime photos: DG photos:

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T3

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

400

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/1600 sec

Dimensions

1034 pixels x 670 pixels

Original file size

398.04 KB