ML50858211
Contributor
Angus Wilson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Oak Beach
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Continuing Eared Grebe found on 18 Feb by Shai Mitra and Patricia Lindsay. Seen feeding fairly close to shore within the cove at the far west end of Oak Beach. The bird was diving beside some white mooring buoys, perhaps working the rope line for small prey items. We watched it gulp down a couple of pipefish (attached photo). Slimmer than Horned Grebe with thin neck and bill with peaked forecrown. Dark crown feathers dipping below through auriculars with dusky neck. Bill pointier and slimmer than Horned Grebe. Photos attached.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
- Lens
- EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1000 pixels x 800 pixels
- Original file size
- 407.73 KB