ML469593161
Contributor
Forest & Kim Starr Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Midway Atoll--water catchment area
Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
A combined total of 7 Least and Little Terns were yipping away as we crossed the runway towards Catchment Pond. They were flitting about in the sky, chastising us and chasing every bird that went by, including albatrosses. They are now considered regular on Midway, where they breed on the edge of the runway. There are five Least and/or Little Terns in the image. The recording appears to be mostly Little Terns (single note ending higher than starting) with some Least Terns (double-ish note ending at same pitch as started).
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX720 HS
- ISO
- 250
- Focal length
- 22 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.06 MB