ML268365691

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Showing very limited black on underside of primaries and small bill and steep forehead.

Observation details

****very rare, especially for fall. Seen from base of causeway (seems to be where pelakegic birds cross between lake sections), then worked around a lot before flying way W along N side of lake. Young sterna Tern with EFG balding look to the head ruling out FOTE (as did dark edges to tail feathers). When seen from below, primaries somewhat translucent with dark limited only to the tips (vs much more extensive in COTE). When it finally banked [[EDIT: and in pix of it up close]], upperwing flight feathers noticeably paler than COTE would be, with relatively limited dark and overall bright vibe closer to FOTE. [EDIT: I forgot how bill size is helpful for these, bill is much smaller and daintier than would be expected on COTE.] Several nice pics obtained.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T1i

ISO

200

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

1749 pixels x 1167 pixels

Original file size

1.02 MB