ML633695658
Contributor
James Kachline Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Loveland Pass (Summit Co.)
Summit, Colorado, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
HOLY SHITTT. I nearly stepped on this bird; poor guy gave me a couple disgruntled clucks and started foraging ~5’ from me. I sat and watched for about five minutes in complete awe. Buddy didn’t seem to mind. Top 3 birding experience for sure; absolutely magical. Edit: This bird was not flagged, notably very common for the area. Not technically a lifer for me either, although I don’t think I’ll ever get better looks at one; I saw a flock at a great distance hiking mt. Bierstadt in 2022 with my mom, but that was my only prior experience with the species. I feel so incredibly lucky to have stumbled across such a tame bird in full winter plumage.
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone 12
- Lens
- iPhone 12 back dual wide camera 4.2mm f/1.6
- ISO
- 32
- Focal length
- 4.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/1.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/9804 sec
- Dimensions
- 2710 pixels x 1936 pixels
- Original file size
- 1 MB