ML619442747
bird sp. Aves sp.
Contributor
Martin Wall Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Coastal Community Market
Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I stepped outside for a minute and this bird soared over. I didn’t have time to grab my camera which was in the store so I made a sketch afterwards. It doesn't really matter, but I want to remember this sighting. Possibly a frigatebird, but I didn't see white on undersides. Also seemed too small for one, but it might have been higher up than I thought. Wings were bent at the elbows, long thin tail trailing behind. It was flying with the wind (east to west), which would account for the wings being partially tucked and the tail not spread. I was on the east side of the building looking east with the sun behind me. I watched it with my eyes only for about three seconds before it was gone.
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- Lens
- iPhone SE (2nd generation) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/1.8
- Shutter speed
- 1/60 sec
- Dimensions
- 1000 pixels x 667 pixels
- Original file size
- 296.74 KB