ML302973381
Contributor
Keith Mueller Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Cape Cod Canal--Herring Run
Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
(Maybe 5) Northern ssp (S. m. borealis)- 3 drakes present in large Eider raft- 1st drake seen in front of main parking area. All Eiders swimming sw with the incoming tide. 2nd drake 500 yards east of the parking area, 3rd drake located closer to the Sagamore Bridge. Could not identify any hens clearly with backlit sun conditions. At least one hen, possibly 2 (see image) seen in flocks at 12:30 at the R R Bridge at Tidal Flats Recreation Area when all the Eiders flew out of the Canal heading into Buzzards Bay with the falling tide.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS Rebel T8i
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 190 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Dimensions
- 893 pixels x 595 pixels
- Original file size
- 146.69 KB