Vaux's Swift - Robert McMorran
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Contributor

Robert McMorran Media from this contributor

Date

Location

Champlain House
Ventura, California, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 34.2673049, -119.171889
Age
Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

Incredible flight of VASW starting around 1720 and lasting until around 1800. Birds in various stages of molt. Number is definitely conservative. Must have been something to see the movement on a broader scale. Thousands of birds must have been moving. I even called a nearby neighbor to have them simply step outside and look up...!

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 70D
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
3140 pixels x 1885 pixels
Original file size
1.47 MB