ML28031591
Contributor
Ron Kittinger Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Limestone Park
Shelby, Alabama, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Light gray color, yellow belly & classic Western Kingbird look; the darker appearing throat in this photo is the result of shadow/ sub-optimal lighting...
Observation details
Found at the N end of the grassy runway perching in small Willows & tall weeds/ shrubs w/ typical flycatcher behavior flying out & catching insects & returning to same or nearby perch... On initial glance (from afar) I wondered what that Mockingbird was doing w/ a yellow belly... On closer inspection was a Western Kingbird b/c of the light gray back (vs Eastern K.) & barely visible white outer (lateral) tail feathers; ess'ly white throat & breast also r/o Cassin's & Couch's...
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX L830
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 435.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/200 sec
- Dimensions
- 1133 pixels x 908 pixels
- Original file size
- 638.36 KB