ML646551176
Contributor
James Speicher Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Savage-Leigh Farm Bldgs
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I wasn't sure of the ID until it went on the attack revealing a falcon profile. Since its intended prey was clearly the nearby Starlings, Am. Kestrel could be ruled out along with Peregrine due to smaller size. The attack caused the Starlings to form into a mumuration to attempt to confuse the Merlin. The mumuration continued for more than a minute with the Pigeons also rising in a mass from the silos. The Merlin was not observed following the mumuration for the reason that it likely grabbed a Starling in its initial attack.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 172 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.89 MB