ML63411391

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Found by Susan Kaveggia and Star Howard at 12:30 PM when the bird flew in and landed on the island in Pond 2. This was a long-legged, long-necked bird, with a moderate length spear or dagger-like bill. The plumage was mostly gray, but with extensive rusty coloration in the upper wing coverts and scapulars, blackish outer primaries, a rusty or brownish crown and nape, and pinkish wash to the forehead. In comparison with a Great Egret, it stood about equally tall, but had slightly longer legs and a shorter neck, and the body was noticeably bulkier, appearing about twice as massive as the egret. During observation it vocalized several times, giving a short grebe-like call. It flew off at 3:30 PM, high and to the east and it did not seem likely that it was going to return.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T3i

ISO

400

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/11.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

897 pixels x 1086 pixels

Original file size

553.8 KB