ML610041347

Age and sex

Unknown age, Unknown sex - X

Behaviors

Flying

Media notes

One of three traveling together

Observation details

Found yesterday by Frank Verga on Greenwood Way. Refound by Carole Rose this morning; photos and notes. DR writes: "Although Carole initially refound these 3 nutcrackers on Greenwood Wary, they flew northwest along the ridge, where they were rediscovered on Wyndemere Way, flying back towards Greenwood Way. Those of us waiting at that spot encountered them singly as they flew in, but all 3 ended up high in a Monterey Pine at Greenwood Way and Greenwood Rise. Here the 3 nutcrackers were quiet and elusive, seemingly disappearing into the pine fronds, and eventually we saw they were pulling pine nuts out of pine-cones. One would occasionally fly to another tree for a time, but ended up at the favored pine again. In the hour or so we spent with them, I think they only called 3 times -- a loud, raspy "kraa-a-a," sometimes uttered twice -- but 99% of the time they were quiet and very easily overlooked."

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

1600

Focal length

371 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/4000 sec

Dimensions

1935 pixels x 1364 pixels

Original file size

447.26 KB