ML618131333
Contributor
Dave Baker Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Ridgefield NWR--River 'S' Unit
Clark, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I heard it very close to the road about 50 meters from the hunter's gate. I played Merlin one call, at very low volume, to make sure I was correct with the ID, and the bird walked out of the marsh and stood at the side of the road 3 meters from my car. I'm wondering if the first American Bittern call on Merlin is a female because the bird I saw certainly acted like he thought he was about to find a date.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P1000
- ISO
- 250
- Focal length
- 270 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
- Original file size
- 7.16 MB