White-winged Scoter - Laurens Halsey
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Location

Morphy Lake SP
Mora, New Mexico, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 35.9408419, -105.3954331
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

See warning in checklist comments. Continuing, seemingly large dark duck with pale/whitish spot behind auriclulars and base of bill, did not observe white secondaries. The bird was swimming alone along opposite (west) shore at first towards the dam (south) then gradually moving its way north to about opposite the ramp.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS R7
Lens
RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
ISO
400
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/800 sec
Dimensions
1084 pixels x 723 pixels
Original file size
239.82 KB