Contributor
Jeff Osborne Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Longhorn Dam area, Austin
Travis, Texas, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
First saw one adult perching on snag in vicinity of Limpkin. Flew when man with fishing net approached along shoreline. Later seen with another mature adult and a juvenile—all three perching together near spillway. Adult birds with black crown and back, white below eye, gray wings and pale gray underparts, red eyes. Hunched appearance with neck tucked. Juvenile bird with similarly hunched appearance with neck tucked; yellow eyes; brown body with white streaks, and diagnostic white teardrops on wing coverts. Bill shape similar on adults and juvenile—thick with pointed tip. Family group suggests reproduction in the area. Photo to follow.
Technical information
- Model
- DC-G9
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/125 sec
- Dimensions
- 2420 pixels x 1815 pixels
- Original file size
- 858.75 KB