ML365303851

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

See pics. Sub-adult light morph. Medium-sized jaeger. Smaller than a Herring Gull and larger than a Laughing Gull. The tail length and shape had the pointed central tail feathers sticking out beyond other tail feathers. It had a smaller head and smaller bill in proportion to its body size versus that of a larger Pomarine Jaeger. It also had slightly lighter coloring on dark back and upper wings in comparison to same dark coloring across the upperside and wings of a POJA. The underside was white with some barring as well as on the tail and it had a dark breastband and cap. The belly was heavy but slimmer overall than POJA. The inner wings were narrow and tapered at tips with a white crescent on the base of primaries. Considering the strong hurricane band winds, it flew quickly over the harbor to the beach over a large group of roosting terns and gulls. It then made a direct flight low over the water with rapid wing beats south toward Deer Island.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

125

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1204 pixels x 803 pixels

Original file size

188.08 KB