ML475250751
Contributor
Rob Speirs Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Essex Woods
Penobscot, Maine, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE....3 juveniles in various stages of development...As I was leaving, after a good long wait with no sighting, I heard a low chuckle and went back. Hearing it again, one small and fuzzy juvenile and a more well developed juvenile were located in the reeds of a small island approx 15 yards from the trail from Garden Way entrance. A third juvenile, another well developed bird, soon revealed itself. A close look revealed fine white downy feather filaments on the back and head of the larger juveniles, originally thought to be adults. The two larger birds also lack the very dark backs of adults.Least Bitterns are known to sometimes have second broods which may account for the size and development differential.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 280
- Focal length
- 178 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 4608 pixels x 2592 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.49 MB