ML69172521
Contributor
Richard Candler Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Rolling Meadows Farm (Private)
Coweta, Georgia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
First noticed it because of large head and prominent peak/crest. It was hawking insects from high perches in a swampy area with lots of standing dead trees. I moved around so the sun was at my back and noticed that it was a very dark gray color. It made the nearby peewees look light gray almost greenish by comparison. I began taking photos and got some good diagnostic shots of the dark vest with bright white contrasting throat and middle of belly. In the photos it has its mouth open because it was hot outside and was (presumably) trying to cool down. There were other birds I observed doing this this afternoon too.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 250 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/10.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 1056 pixels x 704 pixels
- Original file size
- 154.34 KB