Red-billed Tropicbird - Loren Wright
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Location

Santa Catalina Channel (LA Co., offshore species only)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 33.552977, -118.295209
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Seen shortly after leaving Avalon. First noticed sitting on water approximately here (33.4152830, -118.2993870) before being flushed by ship. White tern-like seabird; red bill; black mask; black barring on back; black on primaries and primary coverts; white tail streamers. Photos.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
320
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/3200 sec
Dimensions
1336 pixels x 891 pixels
Original file size
298.48 KB