ML434151161
Contributor
Jay McGowan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ketcham's Creek Freshwater Wetland
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
Observation details
***Mega in state, continuing but hard to find male. Appeared at north end of pond about 7:30, likely having flown in with a small dabbler flock 15 minutes prior. Swam around with its female for a few minutes, bathed briefly, then female took off at 7:35 and headed NE, and the Mottled joined her moments later. Lost behind houses but continued the NE trajectory while they were in view at least. Large, dark Anas with long, bright yellow bill, pale buff face and neck, dark brown scalloped body plumage, lighter and more patterned than nearby black ducks but much darker and more contrasting with head than female Mallards. Speculum bright, medium blue, trailing edge with an indistinct frosty border. Photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS R5
- Lens
- EF500mm f/4L IS USM
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 2908 pixels x 1867 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.51 MB