ML618829534
Contributor
Curtis Marantz Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Catalina Channel between Dana Point and 279-fathom Bank
Orange, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Media notes
A flock of 12 Pacific Loons in alternate plumage flying up the coast photographed by Curtis A. Marantz on 4 May 2024 over the Catalina Channel 18 kilometers west-southwest of San Mateo Point at 33° 19' 49.4" N, 117° 46' 36.8" W, Orange County, California.
Observation details
(Marantz recorded during this period 21 loons, with three on the water noted to be in alternate plumage, but the others were not seen as well; Benson recorded 12 Pacific Loons and two unidentified loons during this period)
Technical information
- Model
- ILCE-7RM5
- Lens
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 4768 pixels x 2751 pixels
- Original file size
- 17.99 MB