ML351099011

Age and sex

Adult Male - 1

Behaviors

Vocalizing

Media notes

Male, alarming in response to my presence. Note tiny frame, short bill and round head.

Observation details

Three adults in road as I drove up, allowed much too close of an approach and only flew to land a few feet behind car as I stopped. All three were clearly disturbed by my presence, though two came much closer to me while third remained a little further off. These two close birds were one very vocal male and one largely silent female, much longer and taller than her screaming counterpart. The third bird appeared to be a female as well, though with all of the commotion it was difficult to keep track of the two quieter birds as they flew back and forth around me. After a couple of minutes, the suspected reason for all of the distress became clear as I caught a fleeting glimpse of a tiny baby scurrying to shelter in the thick grass at the roadside!

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 80D

Lens

TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028

ISO

800

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/11.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

3422 pixels x 2335 pixels

Original file size

5.27 MB