ML616299236
Contributor
Liam Ragan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Nanaimo--Buttertubs Marsh
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Behaviors
- Flying
Observation details
Holy God above finally! I was starting to think the Nanaimo birding community was gaslighting me. Got it on attempt #7 after ballpark 13 or so hours of combined searching. Seen and photographed just before 7 PM as the bird was flying over the West Marsh, seemingly exact same time and location as Mark Ring’s sighting from Monday. Straw coloured compact heron with dark blue wings and white / brown streaked head. Will upload photos. Huge thanks to the dozens of Nanaimo birders who helped me search for this bird the last few weeks and gave me tips on where and when to look, I might’ve given up the chase if it wasn’t for all the support. Bird #163 for the Vancouver Island Big Year
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
- ISO
- 3200
- Focal length
- 562 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 1809 pixels x 1244 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.86 MB