ML273961651

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing; finally got some decent views of one after a while of waiting at the pond. Probably two; one poked its head out of the back side of the cattails at the same time one was being seen on the opposite side, out in the open. Both adults. Foraged in shallow water at the edge of the cattails on the east side of the pond, directly across from the dock, and then flew across to the mud patch on the north end and quickly swam into the cattails and out of sight. Round, chunky rail with small head, short pointed bill, and pointed tail usually raised over back. Bill yellow with dull grayish tip, black bandit mask extending to a point on throat, gray breast, cheeks, and supercilium, olive-brown back with black spots, long black-centered tertials mostly covering primaries. Poofy white undertail coverts, covering the entire bottom surface of tail. Green legs, strong black and white barring on flanks.

Technical information

Model

COOLPIX P900

ISO

560

Focal length

357 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/125 sec

Dimensions

4083 pixels x 2329 pixels

Original file size

1.63 MB