ML27177691
Contributor
Myron Gerhard Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kealia Pond NWR
Maui, Hawaii, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Showing tail length.
Observation details
See photos. Bird originally found and ID'd by Robert Mercer on 4/14/16. Flying over large pond, and sitting on posts on eastern end / middle of large pond. Final ID opinion given by Peter Mathisen - "Yes, it's a arctic tern as suggested, bloodred short bill, short legs, tail longer than primaries on sitting bird.". Additional IDs considered were Common and Forster's Tern.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 215 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 4000 pixels x 2664 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.06 MB