Great Skua - Richard Stern
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Date

Location

25km into the Atlantic off Eastern Passage
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 44.5293113, -63.3642054
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Media notes

This was the pic. Ian McLaren used to illustrate this species in the book All the Birds of NS.

Observation details

Seen by many expert birders as it circled close around the boat on the 1st Eastern Passage pelagic trip.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D300
Lens
80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
1376 pixels x 917 pixels
Original file size
865.94 KB