ML645149016
Contributor
Chuck Gates Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Prineville Reservoir--Social Security Beach
Crook, Oregon, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I saw these birds hugging the shoreline and coming my way fast. I shot about 30 pics as they got closer and finally passed my position. I went home, entered them into eBird as Common Mergansers and didn't think anything more about it. Nick Mrvelj pointed out on Facebook that my ID was wrong. This is the first time I've ever seen a flock of multiple RBME in Central Oregon. I've seen multiple birds before but never in one flock. What a treat. Wish I had been paying more attention.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS R5
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
- ISO
- 1000
- Focal length
- 560 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 3198 pixels x 2158 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.05 MB