Flying Steamer-Duck - Sharon Kennedy
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Location

Sea Lion Island
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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Map Coordinates: -52.4291281, -59.0921545
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Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

On my previous visits to Long Pond, the steamer-ducks were far out on the pond. Today the group of 6 swam close to the edge of the pond, and the adult female was out of the water briefly. According to Jaramillo's Birds of Chile, the Flying Steamer-Duck is the only steamer-duck on fresh water. I am including photos that show the long upcurled tail of both the adult male and adult female in the water. The wings appear to be long. Like the Falkland Steamer-Duck, which we have seen many times along the coast, the male's bill was orange. But unlike the female Falkland Steamer-Duck, which has a dark greenish-yellow bill, the female's bill was orange at the base and bluish-green below the nostril. I was fortunate enough to see the female out of the water for a short time.

Technical information

Model
DMC-FZ200
ISO
100
Focal length
108 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
3751 pixels x 1326 pixels
Original file size
1.9 MB