ML626020742
Contributor
Richard May Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kealia Pond NWR
Maui, Hawaii, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
A surprise found here yesterday. Mediu8m sized Tern, larger than Sterna species, but smaller than a Royal Tern. Bill relatively thin and with subtle change from orange to a yellowish hue at end. I think this bird is changing into basic plumage, but it still shows a shaggy nape and the dark crown area encloses the eye, typical for Elegant but unlike Royal. See photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 215 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 4000 pixels x 2664 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.06 MB