ML34055481
Contributor
Jamie Chavez Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pismo Creek mouth
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Long-tailed Duck at Pismo Creek Mouth, San Luis Obispo County, CA
Observation details
Continuing in the Pismo Creek estuary. First spotted it diving in the center of the estuary when I arrived. Later it was easily seen swimming along the beach shoreline and eventually came ashore to preen. It was approachable if you walked slowly. It was in an obvious state of molt with many of the secondaries worn when the bird would spread its wings, and the tail was missing feathers with only the shafts intact. Photographed:
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- ISO
- 400
- 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
- 2.1 MB