Northern Bobwhite - Steve & Betty Arthur
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Date

Location

Egypt Road
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 38.5071528, -76.1034784
Age
Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

We saw a bird easing out onto the road from the tall grass as we drove down Egypt Road, maybe 2-3 miles from Blackwater NWR. As we approached it quickly ducked back into the grass. I drove on down about 100 yds, turned around and went back to that spot and parked the car with my blinkers on (no traffic that morning). Within a couple minutes, out popped that bird, a Northern Bobwhite... with 9 fledglings following. Took several photos as they crossed the road safely. Photo attached.

Technical information

Model
ILCE-1
Lens
FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
ISO
125
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
4966 pixels x 2076 pixels
Original file size
2.71 MB