ML33149981
Contributor
Jamie Chavez Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ballinger Canyon
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Lesser Nighthawk in Ballinger Canyon, Santa Barbara County, CA
Observation details
While birding just off the road I heard soft, repetitive chuck calls coming from somewhere around me. When I turned around to look for the source of the sound I saw two Lesser Nighthawks flying around me very close by. A short walk up the road and I spotted a couple more coming out of the narrow wash. They seemed to be paired when flying around. I photographed one or two of them as they circled around me, and one that landed on the ground in the wash. Possibly as many as six but flying birds would drop into the brush and it appeared others would be flying out from a different location.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/10.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 2000 pixels x 1333 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.34 MB