ML436812451
Contributor
Ben Lagasse Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Merritt Island NWR--Scrub Trail
Brevard, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Borderline, but Macaulay photo review suggests it is within variation for P. h. ridgwayi(?). Seen from the Scrub Trail parking lot. Its pale head immediately caught my eye and inspired the photographs. Never seen in flight. Feedback welcome. *Update: originally reported as P. h. ridgwayi, but promptly rejected (and probably for good reason). Sketchy bird, but after further photo review, still appears to be an interesting (or perhaps, "aberrant") individual. The streaking in the fore and rear crown seems off for ridgwayi, as they should be crisp white(?). Probably shouldn't have pushed the envelope by reporting as P. h. ridwayi, but having my report rejected provided the feedback I was hoping for. A nice learning experience.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 60D
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 13978/44729601 sec
- Dimensions
- 1816 pixels x 1211 pixels
- Original file size
- 289.65 KB