ML616808380
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x acuta
Contributor
Alix d'Entremont Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Yarmouth--Broad Brook Wetland Park
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1
Observation details
Few examples of females of this hybrid out there but this one looks pretty convincing. This bird shows a pintail-like bill pattern and a long tail with pointed central tail feathers, but the build is too stocky (especially the thicker neck), there is a dark eye-line and the underwing is mostly white with few markings. The speculum showed dark blue to greenish iridescence depending on the light. The feet are an odd beige colour.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7000
- Lens
- 300.0 mm f/4.0
- ISO
- 250
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 2042 pixels x 1242 pixels
- Original file size
- 566.31 KB