ML236374531
Contributor
Janine McCabe Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
Pima, Arizona, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
MEGA rarity. Clean plumage adult bird. Black cap and nape, clean white lining of wings with a thin dark trailing edge of primaries. Noticably lacking the extensive dark wedge on the upper side of wings. Bill seemed ever so slightly shorter than Common Tern bill size. The bird flew around the entire small pond and made numerous dives. Three of my photos showed it had plant material or something in it's bill. Not sure if it was getting any food as I am told there are no fish in the pond.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 310 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/10.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 5568 pixels x 3712 pixels
- Original file size
- 11.51 MB