ML74434121
Contributor
Stephen Broker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Herring River, Wellfleet
Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Black Scoter's very interesting repeated head-dipping behavior was seen several times while swimming and prior to an underwater dive. See Sibley: "throws head downward when exercising wings, a distinctive motion". My observations did not involve the scoter exercising wings. However, on the Black Scoter's several takeoffs, I heard shrill whistling as described also in Sibley. First time this species has been seen by me on the Herring River.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D800
- ISO
- 2000
- Focal length
- 70 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/2500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1531 pixels x 1021 pixels
- Original file size
- 627.57 KB