ML277775401
Contributor
ena spalding Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Bearspaw Reservoir north end
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Big light-coloured loon with large-looking bill leaving a wide wake on the still water. Bill appears almost entirely pale and was held tilted above horizontal all the time. Pale head and neck with whitish area around the eye; dark spot behind eye. Body appeared to be mostly light brownish grey. White underparts when it reared up, and darkish band at back of lower neck. Back was strongly cross-banded with pale barring. Very cooperative, only dived a couple of times in 10 minutes. Last seen going right to left, i.e. west along the reservoir but not subsequently observed at the further west access over MD of Rocky View MR land. 4 photos taken by John Bargman attached.
Technical information
- Model
- DSC-RX10M4
- Lens
- 8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 220 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1195 pixels x 898 pixels
- Original file size
- 834.21 KB