Purple Martin - Simon Thornhill
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Location

Laguna Creek beach and marsh
Santa Cruz, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 36.9833776, -122.1554614
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Flying high above lagoon by beach. Large swallow long broad pointed dark wings, small forked tail. Dark head, white streaked breast, dark back (inc rump), half white collar. Photos.

Technical information

Model
ILCE-9
Lens
FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
ISO
800
Focal length
757 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/9.0
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
3534 pixels x 2356 pixels
Original file size
628.49 KB