American White Pelican - Larry Nichols
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middlesex avenue extension
Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 41.5705509, -72.6437827
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Observation details

I was cutting my grass and watching out for migrating Broad-winged Hawk. While I was taking a break a huge white bird with black and white wings came soaring over. I saw the pelicans at South Cove in Old Saybrook last year but seeing this one in flight was an awesome sight!

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
ISO
800
Focal length
215 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
800 pixels x 699 pixels
Original file size
61.51 KB