ML517598071

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - 1

Behaviors

Flying

Observation details

*Rare and high for the area. As I was about to leave, I saw and heard a flock of swans taking off from across the lake. At first at a distance I thought they were just oddly vocal Mute Swans, but as they got closer I recognized their calls. They flew up and circled the reservoir, and then luckily for me they turned around and flew back into the reservoir and landed in the water, where they stayed past dusk. In the light of sunset it was truly incredible. Black bills, yellow spots in front of the eyes, beady-looking eyes attached to bill area. 23 adults and 1 immature. Diagnostic calls, and they called nonstop when in flight - incredibly cool! Third highest count for Monmouth County on eBird (77 - 1/19/15 Shark River, 33 - 2/25/18, Assunpink WMA)

Technical information

Model

NIKON D500

ISO

1600

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

3632 pixels x 2422 pixels

Original file size

1.95 MB