ML608750647
Contributor
Van Pierszalowski Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Sepulveda Basin--East of Woodley Ave
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
WOW! One of the coolest bird experiences of my life. At 5:45 or so, it rained for less than a minute. During the light rain, I was at the northwest edge of the lake scanning for birds. Out of nowhere, a juvenile Least Bittern flew directly towards me, perched 10 feet in front of me, totally out in the open, for 10-15 **MINUTES** and preened and posed on a snag and didn't care about me at all despite the fact I was moving my camera and binos around and trying my best to keep my cool. I have never seen a Least Bittern out in the open like that. Eventually, the bird crept down the snag and carried on its day, as did I.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
- ISO
- 1400
- Focal length
- 270 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Dimensions
- 10000 pixels x 6667 pixels
- Original file size
- 8.2 MB