ML443048171

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing rarity, apparently present for the last couple weeks. Viewed from the Bear Bottom Resort, which is private property; at the bottom of the hill is the restaurant and patio, I went in and inquired and the waitress was super cool and welcoming and said I could look from the patio or the long floating dock. From there I could see the booby perched on a dock roof on the left (south) side of the inlet. It eventually took flight and spent several minutes diving and circling over the lake, sometimes far away and out of view, other times nearly right overhead. I left once the bird returned to the same dock roof and settled in. Several people, including a family with young ones, wanted to see what I was up to and so I lowered the scope and they all got scope views as well. They were pretty jazzed. Awesome experience.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF400mm f/4 DO IS II USM

ISO

200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/4.0

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

2262 pixels x 1508 pixels

Original file size

2.11 MB