ML425513721
Contributor
Leiv Poncet Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Antarctic Convergence at about -52.89048,-48.445612
High Seas, High Seas
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
One individual seen at sea halfway between the Falkland Island and South Georgia Island. Weather calm and foggy. Bird was heard vocalising whilst flying around sailboat. Its size, vocalisations and colour quickly distinguished it from the usual birds in the area. After circling the boat for a few minutes after it was first seen, it landed on the rail, the deck and in other locations several times. It appeared very wary and would fly off again as soon as I came on deck. It appeared to pick at the deck searching for food. The weather was very damp and the bird would often spread its wings as if to attempt to dry itself. After about 2 hours of frequent landings on the boat, it disappeared.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX L840
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 47.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.7
- Shutter speed
- 1/125 sec
- Dimensions
- 1428 pixels x 1071 pixels
- Original file size
- 133.01 KB