ML623368747
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- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
First identified yesterday and continuing. This bird was initially spotted by Nancy way off in the distance and seemingly closer to north landing shoreline. We very patiently watched it and it gradually moved closer to us onshore near the marina and Little Hilton Bay. The bird almost continuously fed by pecking at flies or midges on the surface of the water. We saw it take flight twice making only short flights. From a distance my first impression was LTJA because it seemed small with a smooth rounded head and thin bill. This was a dark morph juvenile and was solid dark chocolate brown above. The head seemed to have a slight bronzy cast to it in some light. When it got closer enough I could see the dark brown and white tiger barring on the undertail coverts. When it stretched its wings and did the short flights I saw that there was some white at the base of the outermost primaries, seemingly less extensive than on the other species.
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone X
- Lens
- iPhone X back dual camera 4mm f/1.8
- ISO
- 20
- Focal length
- 4 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/1.8
- Shutter speed
- 1/796 sec
- Dimensions
- 138 pixels x 110 pixels
- Original file size
- 7.31 KB