ML619352829
Contributor
Mark R Johnson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Swan Harbor Farm Park
Harford, Maryland, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Tags
- Nest
Observation details
Pair at a nest. Single egg visible, so probably day one of laying...they usually lay one a day. Clutch size averages @ six. The floating nest platform is anchored to emerging American Lotus and the adults will continue adding material to the nest until the eggs are gradually lifted higher out of the water. By the time the eggs hatch, the surrounding vegetation will have grown enough to afford cover for the chicks. The whole process is pretty amazing.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 1541 pixels x 1088 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.29 MB