ML617747199
Contributor
Miles Brengle Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kamon Farm (ECGA)
Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
Observation details
continuing male associating closely with BWTE pair; foraging, aggressive at times towards the male BWTE; white eyebrow distinctive and scapulars especially beautiful; behavior was not out of the ordinary or suggestive of a captive bird, though not sure how to prove wild origin with certainty; free-flying, skittish and jumpy like a wild teal, time of year lines up with other accepted spring records for eastern N. America; 5th state record, 4th county record: male at Plum Island May 4 through May 25, 1968 (Wade, VO) male at Marshfield April 1 through 18, 1978 (Flaherty, Petersen, VO) subadult male at Plum Island May 11 through July 1, 1985 (Stymeist et al) eclipse male at Plum Island August 4 through 11, 2000 (Heil)
Technical information
- Lens
- RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
- ISO
- 2000
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/10.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 827 pixels x 552 pixels
- Original file size
- 516.8 KB