ML610658489

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Little late, but not by much; Immature Black-Crowned Night Heron; Was sitting on a log at the waters edge on the western end of Brick Pond, but closer to the rail road tracks. Could be seen fishing from the log. Medium sized, compact heron. I got a good view with my scope. Body was light brown overall with large white spots on the wings. Upper bill was dark and lower bill was yellow. These forms of identification ruled out Yellow-Crowned Night Heron and made this a positive ID for Black-Crowned Night Heron. The legs were a yellowish-green color. This bird was first brought to my attention by a photographer, Bill Baburchak while my wife and I were doing a daily count. The photos that are are part of the report were provided by Bill Baburchak of Long Creek Photography.

Technical information

Model

NIKON Z 9

Lens

VR 400mm f/2.8G

ISO

2500

Focal length

560 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/4.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

4113 pixels x 2740 pixels

Original file size

4.83 MB