ML619476072

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

*Rare. Continuing for a second day today, though an odd encounter. Having been seen by most in the dunes earlier, I arrived with the intention of parking and walking out to the beach. But as I approached the parking area, I noticed a small all-white egret flying southbound over the dunes. Realizing this was the Snowy Egret, I quickly grabbed my camera and shot a few documentation shots. The bird then turned and headed westbound, and I thought it was going to disappear into thin air - but thankfully it did not. Instead, it eventually turned back south after it flew across part of the harbor, and actually *landed* amongst the Ring-billed and Herring Gull colony on the roof of one of the harbor buildings (which is covered in rocks/gravel that the gulls use to nest on). I then was able to watch the egret walk around the roof and compare its size to the gulls nearby (they dwarfed it). I viewed the egret on the roof from the gravel parking lot at the south end of the parking area, and went as far west as I could before parking. A smaller all white egret with an all black bill, yellow lores, black legs, and yellow feet. When on the roof, I could see its shaggy nape feathers, even at that great of a distance. A very odd encounter, many photos taken.

Technical information

Model

iPhone 15

Lens

iPhone 15 back dual wide camera 5.96mm f/1.6

ISO

50

Focal length

6 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.6

Shutter speed

1/950 sec

Dimensions

2147 pixels x 1610 pixels

Original file size

1.49 MB