ML55830941
Contributor
Carol Riddell Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Benson STP
Cochise, Arizona, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Observation details
Tiny tern, seen in flight and at rest. Watched with scope for an hour. Size appeared similar to a Varied Thrush, smaller than either COTE or FOTE. Definite yellow bill with dark tip. Black head interrupted with sharp white forehead patch, extending to above the eyes. Black wedge to the primaries. Appears to be an adult in alternate plumage. I have at least one diagnostic photo that I will attach when I return home. At 11:50 am I made the classic move of turning my head away from the scope for a moment. When I looked again, the tern had vanished. It may well still be there. At that point I was ready to move on.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7200
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 1429 pixels x 590 pixels
- Original file size
- 342.55 KB