ML246350091

Age and sex

Adult Male - 1

Observation details

Continuing singing male present now for over a month (no sign of the female, maybe attending a nest?). I heard it singing immediately upon arrival from the parking lot directly across from the red church, and got a brief look as it flew off shortly after. We continued to hear it sing periodically for the next hour and a half, usually from the trees behind the church, but could not get a visual. Eventually it returned and flew in to a small willow by the parking lot directly above our heads, where it was less than 15 feet away! It sang and foraged at this incredibly close distance for over 10 minutes, giving great views, photos, and recordings. Notably not singing the rising-trill type song as I have seen recordings posted of this bird, but instead other song-type, the rising, speeding-up buzz song. A truly beautiful bird, and a very long-awaited lifer!

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF400mm f/5.6L USM

ISO

125

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/400 sec

Dimensions

2493 pixels x 1781 pixels

Original file size

2.73 MB