ML620880233
Contributor
Detlef Buettner Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mt. Roberts Trail
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Started out with a male Grouse hooting in forested section above the tram station. We identified the tree it sat in but could not find it. Eventually, the Grouse came down to a lower branch, where we could see it through a narrow opening between branches (Photo#1). Played call (#3) from Merlin two or three times and the Grouse flew to the ground, very close to where we were standing. Wonderful display with its tail feathers fanned out. Some photos taken with the iPhone only, not through the scope as I normally do. On retrospect, not sure if I should have used a Merlin recording as a play back, but the bird’s fast response may indicate that not too many people have used this method.
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone 14 Pro
- Lens
- iPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 6.9 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/1.8
- Shutter speed
- 1/121 sec
- Dimensions
- 3024 pixels x 4032 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.67 MB