Contributor
Mark Chappell Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Monterey Harbor
Monterey, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I initially listed this as yellow-billed to elicit comments on photos, although I'm pretty sure it's just an odd-looking common loon, or perhaps more likely a yellow-billed X common loon hybrid.. Very pale bill with no noticeable black pigment but also no strong yellowish tone, bill often carried tipped upwards, brownish tone to plumage although in heavy molt. Just east of middle of municipal wharf. Seen with Kai Russell, Jeerapa Sookgaew, and Cooper Scollan; other birders showed up later. Harsh backlight did not contribute positively to photo quality.
Technical information
- Model
- OM-1
- Lens
- OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC + MC-20
- ISO
- 1250
- Focal length
- 1000 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/11.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 3458 pixels x 2403 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.24 MB