ML406071671
Contributor
Diane Pettey Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
McKinleyville--Vista Point
Humboldt, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Confirmed rarity. First winter bird with similar markings except smaller than Northern & Loggerhead shrikes. It was brown to rich-brown rather than gray to gray-black. Crown, rump and tail were rich red-brown, almost cinnamon colored, but late afternoon lighting may have contributed to glaring bright coloration. Whitish cheeks, throat, belly with slight barring on flanks. Hooked bill with pale-pinkish base. Eye "ring" conspicuous in afternoon lighting. Observed it drop down into weed/grasses and return to a nearby perch with prey (some kind of insect). Mediocre/poor photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot S5 IS
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 6 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/200 sec
- Dimensions
- 326 pixels x 273 pixels
- Original file size
- 49.28 KB