ML641017216
Contributor
Thomas Haycraft Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Millpond Lake Anna
Louisa, Virginia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
- Tags
- Habitat
Media notes
A bout to drop mayfly into water to lure a fish.
Observation details
Observed bird using Mayfly to fish. Carried Mayfly to multiple perches over water. Drop, watch, then retrieve. Repeat. Observed this behavior for almost an hour. The bird was not successful. Have read they did this, but this is tirst time I have observed this behavior. See images.
Additional species
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS R6m2
- Lens
- 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports 014
- ISO
- 2500
- Focal length
- 499 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 1000 pixels x 688 pixels
- Original file size
- 423.93 KB