ML63148711

Age and sex

Adult Female - X

Observation details

This was my second trip to the area in hopes of viewing this awesome Rare bird. I started my trip entering the western end of Hudson Ranch Road. I spotted this girl near the towers on top soaring with 2 Redtail Hawks. She moved easterly and I lost sight of her for about an hour. I spotted her perched on a abandoned structure and I was able to sneak in to get a great picture. I researched the white tag number 80 which was on her right wing and found that she was released as a fledgling in 2003 which makes her 15. After slipping away I then viewed 2 more Condors circling near slide area. Both birds had white tags on their Left wings. I took pictures while they were circling but only got a picture of same bird. These birds moved Easterly also. All birds had gray or white forward leading edge on under wings. Very Exciting viewing of an AWESOME BIRD.

Technical information

Model

DMC-FZ40

ISO

125

Focal length

108 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

4320 pixels x 3240 pixels

Original file size

5.33 MB