ML619595084

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

The first spring record for the county, and generally rare inland in spring! Following rain the day before. (or this morning?) Sighted distantly over the forebay alone; eventually came close in to Bonaparte's Corner where it rested with the Bonies. After a second a sea lion came by and started hunting. The big flock of Bonies followed closely, and the Sabine's joined. Among all of the gulls, the Sabine's was unique in that it was the only gull to actually try and pull fish from (basically) the sea lion's mouth! I took a couple photos documenting this. None of the Bonies ever got this close. The Sabine's did this repeatedly. I was surprised to realize this bird could be picked out when sitting on the water from the Bonies based on how much darker it was. Size-wise it was similar. Kittiwake was carefully eliminated; the black hood was in partially; the bill was as expected for an adult w/ yellow tip.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D500

Lens

150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3

ISO

1000

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/2500 sec

Dimensions

2048 pixels x 1365 pixels

Original file size

415.37 KB