ML285018681
Contributor
Chris Dean Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Piute Ponds (permit required)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Originally misidentified as Tundra. Thanks to John Sterling for proper identification. First heard soft honking vocalizations, then saw three brown immatures and three white adult swans fly into the west side of Duckbill. Lack of familiarity with swan vocalizations impeded identification. Observed swans from a distance as I walked around Duckbill. I thought their bills looked slightly concave on top and adults showed some rufous tinting near bill. "V" shape of bill/face connection later seen in photos. Photos and recording.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 178 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2855 pixels x 2142 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.14 MB