ML275081291
Contributor
Gregg Dashnau Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Fair Haven Beach SP
Cayuga, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Very unusual sighting!! I first saw this bird circling and soaring over the bay, its comically long wings and deeply forked tail left no doubt about it being a Magnificent Frigatebird. Its white head, neck, and front make this an immature individual of unknown age. Its primary coverts were brown, and I think that makes it female? The bill was light with a pronounced hook at the end. I watched it catch a large fish from the water's surface by scooping it up with its bill. It then headed off over the lake, soared high up on those long magnificent wings before proceeding west hugging the shoreline. It was in view for maybe 20 minutes. And yes, they really are magnificent.
Technical information
- Model
- DSC-RX100
- Lens
- 10.4-37.1mm f/1.8-4.9
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 10.4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensions
- 1012 pixels x 639 pixels
- Original file size
- 87.16 KB