Contributor
Rob Fowler Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Arcata Marsh--Oxidation Ponds
Humboldt, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Media notes
In this photo you can see that the wingbar is clearly broader than the trailing edge of the speculum. Even at this more head-on angle you can see the difference in width between the wing bar and trailing edge.
Observation details
Adult male with a female. Photos of female speculum clearly show a broader wingbar vs the trailing edge. According to Reeber's (2015) waterfowl book this is probably the best (only?) way to tell female crecca vs. carolinensis. I've never documented a female crecca in the US so open to suggestions from anyone with more experience.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Dimensions
- 1229 pixels x 819 pixels
- Original file size
- 569.12 KB