ML522059481

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Very rare, exceptionally late date; immature bird found by Maureen Seaberg at this location earlier in the day. Seen with MOB as it skulked in some dense brush, partially consumed a rat, and then gave some great views flying around and perching on rocks and various waterfront structures, including briefly right in front of us - at times harried by gulls. Eventually took off and flew far to the south towards the bridge but fortunately, eagle-eyed birders watching this bird from across the narrows in Brooklyn (!!!) were able to stay on it and relay its new position to us - perched on a crane near Buono beach, where it remained for a minute or so before flying back north towards the original location. Hopefully this rat killer does not succumb to rat poison, should it continue; or moves to a different location with safer food sources. Amazing! Life bird

Technical information

Model

ILCE-6600

Lens

E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS

ISO

500

Focal length

350 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/3200 sec

Dimensions

3000 pixels x 2000 pixels

Original file size

3.59 MB