ML646821820
Contributor
Vincent O'Brien Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Lake Travis--Bob Wentz Windy Point Pk
Travis, Texas, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Common Loon (left) and Pacific Loon (right)
Observation details
Continuing bird. Loon seen far out towards the northeast side of the lake in the company of two Common Loons. Distant views with 20-60x80 spotting scope. Cloudy conditions made for good balanced viewing. Compact loon with distinct cobra-like puffy round head held horizontally, slender bill, dark above, pale below, and characteristic well defined clean black and white unbroken border to neckline. Contrasting silver pale gray crown/nape could be seen at times. Good comparative side-by-side study of Pacific vs Common today. Size and structural differences between the two species was well defined. Photo'd.
Additional species
Technical information
- Model
- OM-1
- Lens
- OLYMPUS M.100-400mm F5.0-6.3
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 397 pixels x 298 pixels
- Original file size
- 27.26 KB