Brown Booby - Meron Ghirmay Tekle
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Location

Dur Ghella Island
Semien-Keih-Bahri, Eritrea
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Map
Map Coordinates: 15.7784084, 39.7960239
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

They were a nesting colony with the mothers looking after one chick. The chicks were covered entirely in white down feathers and could not fly. We also observed some unhatched eggs.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 1300D
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
ISO
100
Focal length
55 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/11.0
Shutter speed
1/320 sec
Dimensions
5184 pixels x 3456 pixels
Original file size
8.1 MB