ML375929781
Contributor
Alex Coffey Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Santa Monica Bay--nearshore off Dockweiler/Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
One that flew into our wake approximately 3 km WSW of Hermosa Beach Pier (33.870567, -118.445483) was apparently independently spotted by Curtis Marantz and Ryan Terrill. It sat in our wake for an extended period of time, occasionally making short flights but mostly paddling through the water or diving, and even approaching the stern closely several times. This was an all dark shearwater with a slender bill, steep forehead, rounded crown, pale whitish throat, and extensive pale feathering on the underside of the wings. Many photos.
Technical information
- Model
- SLT-A65V
- Lens
- 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 6000 pixels x 3376 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.63 MB