Eurasian Wigeon - Amy Bishop & Doug Booher
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Date

Location

1581–1699 CR-402, Marble Falls US-TX 30.55080, -98.20293
Burnet, Texas, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 30.550801, -98.202925
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Continuing bird located by Doug Willick. Wigeon with rufous neck and head. Buffy stripe down the forehead. There was a distinct line demarking the pale orangish wash on the breast and the uniform pale gray flanks. Uniform pale gray back and wings. The white spot on the side was visible periodically depending on the posture of the bird but can't be seen in the very poor photographs taken from 1,500 feet away. Large white patch on the flanks near the black tail. The bird was studied well in a Zeiss scope for approximately 20 minutes. At one point the bird moved in front of the grass along the bank which allowed a good study of the color of the plumage against a dark background.

Technical information

Model
DSC-RX10M4
Lens
8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0
ISO
100
Focal length
220 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
2190 pixels x 1703 pixels
Original file size
763.35 KB