Black Skimmer - Roger Schoedl
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Date

Location

Huntington Central Park--East
Orange, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 33.7040978, -118.0022383
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

Unusual bird for the park. Especially odd that it was foraging on a nearly dried up lake surrounded by high trees. Observed it skimming over the small shallow puddle that remains in the central lake basin. I assume it to be a bird from Bolsa Chica.

Technical information

Model
E-510
ISO
1600
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/400 sec
Dimensions
2600 pixels x 1950 pixels
Original file size
2.4 MB