ML267228421

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Observation details

This was a big group of terns on a rock island looking west from the tent camping area at Rocky Creek. I walked down the beach to get as close as possible and have several photos to post. The birds were still distant, though. I counted 66 in a photo but it is closely cropped some and some shapes are indeterminate. I subtracted the one Black Tern that I saw well. And there were 4 gulls. The one that even drew my attention to the island was the huge gull, which I determined was a Herring. I actually thought the birds might be Franklin’s Gulls before I took a look in the scope. The number on the island fluctuated as some would leave to go fishing. As I scoped them I was looking for possible Common Terns. I don't have much experience with those however, so it is possible there were some. The birds in flight were Forster's.

Technical information

Model

DSC-RX10M4

Lens

8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0

ISO

250

Focal length

220 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

2269 pixels x 1725 pixels

Original file size

985.72 KB