ML561882961

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Behaviors

Flying

Observation details

Same seven birds we spotted at location beforehand but this time it was NUTZ! Again, I believe Chris W spotted a few birds to the south of us, we stopped, got a few looks and then they disappeared. We then got back into the car, turned around, and a few condors showed back up. The whole group got out, we walked out to the prairie and all of a sudden the whole group of seven condors appears above the hill to the west of us and proceeded to circle over us about 50-60 feet above us for a short bit and the trailed off to the south. They then came back and again circled over us briefly before heading east and out of sight. A completely magical experience with Chris W noting that it was the best views he has had yet of the birds flying in the wild since being released in Humboldt County. Photos to be added later.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF400mm f/5.6L USM

ISO

800

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

4000 pixels x 2667 pixels

Original file size

9.46 MB