Contributor
David Tytherleigh Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Barwon River, western side at Belmont Common
Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - X
Observation details
2.00pm: Adult female sitting quietly on perch 2.35pm : Nil movement from position: wing stretching 2.40pm: Flew from perch through thicket on southern side, calling 2.50pm: Male flew in from northern side with prey. Joined by female who took prey and commenced feeding. Male moved to lower branch 2.55pm: Female flew off with prey to eastern side thicket, male remained 3.00pm: Male flew to where female was perched, noisy chatter heard. Located pair on same branch. Male sitting quietly while female fed. 3.12pm: Female finished eating, cleaned beak then flew off. Male remained on limb.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 5D Mark III
- Lens
- EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
- ISO
- 4000
- Focal length
- 700 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 3986 pixels x 2527 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.45 MB