ML623524846
Contributor
John Amoroso Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Salton Sea--Young Rd. (west end)
Imperial, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Found along shore west of dike road at 6:20. Flew west to sand bar, flew back one hour later to drink from runoff just below parking area. Giant gull with dark mantle, massive yellow bill with red spot, and yellow legs and feet. Pale yellow eye and orbital. First video is final part of over a mile flight from the west over to fresh water irrigation outflow at the end of Young Rd. : (https://youtube.com/shorts/C9AjLW90esM?si=_iyvp4MaWV_W9kxg) Second video is gull walking around among thousands of shorebirds before perching on cement blocks: (https://youtu.be/XvJdW9WmndE?si=veYVh8mClCyDbZ8p)
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P1000
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 754.6 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2815 pixels x 2778 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.21 MB