ML612857658
Contributor
Kyle Gardiner Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Hillstar Nature Pelagic 2023-12-29 Leg 6
Worcester, Maryland, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
RARE. Quite a shock to have this bird appear at this season and in only about 20 fathoms of water. Located at edge of the subsurface feature colloquially known as The Hot Dog, we were enjoying a lovely show by a Manx Shearwater when suddenly this bird burst onto the scene. First Mate of the Ocean Princess, Jeff, was chumming the waters using butterfish and bunker, and that was just stinky enough to make this bird come in and do a quick loop around before rocketing off. Large gadfly petrel, boldly patterned black and white, with a heavy bill, and prominent white rump. This was a paler individual with a white hind-collar and a white face. Some identifiable photos were obtained. This appears to be the first winter record for Maryland.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- ISO
- 1600
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/9.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 3123 pixels x 2082 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.09 MB