ML623219235
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Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
One adult & 2 1st cycle COTE observed on boatslip. Both showing slight structural differences vs FOTE; slightly smaller & slender, slightly smaller bill, slightly shorter (& thinner) legs. Adult looks to be transitioning from alternate to basic plumage; dark partial cap & hindneck, shorter/thinner & redder bill, dark carpal bar, overall grayish appearance (especially on chest), shorter & redder legs. Got some good photos of both 1st cycle birds, including comparisons with adjacent FOTE. Both 1st cy birds appear to have lost nearly all of the cinnamon/brownish juvenile plumage & now have worn pale edges to all upperpart feather groups. They show orangish, but shorter & thinner bills, dark partial cap & hindneck, dark carpal bar & orangish, yet shorter & thinner legs. Photos tba.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P1000
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 359 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 2196 pixels x 1012 pixels
- Original file size
- 302.76 KB