Contributor
Amy Simmons Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Bayonne, New Jersey, US (40.654, -74.069)
Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Rarity first reported yesterday by Wes Thompson. I took the ferry from Manhattan and as we were about 2/3 of the way across, I spotted it first in NJ waters floating not terribly far from the ferry. Before I could get my camera on it, the bird took off and flew right by the side of the ferry before crossing over to NY side! (Attached photos are from NJ side) Unmistakable. Large chunky white bird with black wing tips and huge unusually-shaped yellow bill.
Technical information
- Model
- DSC-HX400V
- Lens
- 4.3-215mm f/2.8-6.3
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 32 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 2920 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.15 MB