Black-capped Petrel - Will Johnson
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Location

Key West to DTNP -- Leg 4 (Rebecca Shoal Light to DTNP)
Monroe, Florida, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 24.5741601, -82.74819
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

*Rare. Seen distantly to the south flying low over the water. Pterodroma with distinctive black cap and white collar, dark grayish-black upperparts, white rump on dark tail, etc. Really fortunate encounter -- I had low expectations for a BCPE today given the flat seas and nearly dead winds. Poor distant pics:

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS REBEL T5
Lens
100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 017
ISO
250
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
782 pixels x 521 pixels
Original file size
150.05 KB