ML28688151
Contributor
David Carr Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Blandy Experimental Farm/State Arboretum of Virginia
Clarke, Virginia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Media notes
Two Glossy Ibises seen at the edge of Lake Arnold at Blandy Experimental Farm (Clarke County, VA) on 13 May 2016.
Observation details
Wading and feeding along the shore of Lake Arnold. Seen from a distance of about 50 yards from Blandy Farm Lane with 10x Leica binoculars and a 20x Kowa spotting scope. Medium-sizde, dark wading birds with pale-colored down-curved bills. Bodies shiny and iridescent, ranging in color from greenish to cinnamon. Narrow white facial shield. Skin color around face grayish, not red as in White-faced Ibis. Photographed.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 70D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 160
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2117 pixels x 897 pixels
- Original file size
- 1012.42 KB