ML619202158

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

First spotted by Susan Allerton the morning of May 17, 2024. We observed it standing on the western shore of Pastorius Reservoir under scrub willows surrounded by grass and reeds. Medium-sized heron with distinctive white breast and belly, dark blue/grey neck, outer wings (could not see wing linings), and back. Middle to lower portion of the back had a mauve color to it. Neck was long and slender when extended. When neck and head were extended, the transition of the neck to upper breast was marked by a sharp V pattern between the white breast and dark neck. When the neck and head were not extended, the dark neck color covered the top of the breast causing the white breast and dark neck transition looked curved and appeared to be located further down. Bill was dark at tip and lighter towards base, but too distant and too windy to clearly see color of bill at the base. Several photos included.

Technical information

Model

iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Lens

iPhone SE (3rd generation) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8

ISO

32

Focal length

4 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.8

Shutter speed

1/124 sec

Dimensions

1215 pixels x 1008 pixels

Original file size

320.86 KB