Band-tailed Pigeon - Sandy Gess
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Location

EBMUD--Valle Vista Staging Area (permit required)
Contra Costa, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 37.821243, -122.1393013
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Numerous Band-tailed Pigeons were high in trees and in silhouette (I was facing the morning sun). So, I needed to adjust levels so we could clearly see the white band around one of their necks. The second photo is of the original exposure of the group

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P1000
ISO
360
Focal length
539 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
1600 pixels x 1200 pixels
Original file size
360.5 KB