ML227638791
Contributor
Laurie Bechtler Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Belmont Slough--along Bridge Pkwy/Shell Pkwy
San Mateo, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
Observation details
The female (bird in front) held this exact posture. The male alternately groomed himself and dipped his bill in the water, and moved from one side of the female to the other several times. Finally (after maybe 30 seconds) a very quick copulation occurred.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX710 HS
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 135 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 3648 pixels x 2736 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.32 MB