Contributor
Steve Tucker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Calero Creek Trail
Santa Clara, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
Observation details
Adult male seen perched and in flight. Wing whir higher than ANHU heard. Male - smaller and slimmer than ANHU (perched nearby for comparison) with decurved bill, conspicuous white collar contrasting with black throat. In orchard/riparian area. Photos of the male. Female seen nearby (found by distinctive call notes) - pale, white throated bird collecting nest material along creek bank. Appeared to fly to a nest under construction that is heavily obscured by leaves in a sycamore.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 90D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 2075 pixels x 1465 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.05 MB