ML72172971

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Heavily cropped

Observation details

I was doing the daily lakewatch at Dog Beach. I first saw this goose through the scope while looking north at a distance of about 1 km. It was flying into the strong SW wind but was moving quite rapidly. I was able to see an all dark head, neck and breast on a smallish goose and immediately knew it was a brant. The wings were almost pointed and it was flying about 25m above the water. I watched it for the next 30 seconds, as it got closer. I got my camera ready and watched a bit longer. I then attempted a few photos as it flew in front of me at a distance of about 150m. I included 3 photos, one of them lightened a lot to show contrasting black and white areas of the bird (the white rump was obvious as it flew away from me). They also showed a small, stubby bill. Unfortunately the sun was bright and in my face. I believe this is the first county record record since 2011.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS Kiss X6i

ISO

160

Focal length

250 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

374 pixels x 327 pixels

Original file size

25.99 KB