ML75305031
Contributor
Robert Dobbs Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Crowley Wastewater Treatment Plant (restricted access)
Acadia, Louisiana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Continuing--discovered on YRARF trip 03 Nov. Fem/imm-type. Obs for 5 min at dist of ca. 50 m. Initially alone w/ no other ducks nearby, diving regularly, on one of smaller SE ponds; later flew to big pond. Small-med sized duck, w/ notably plump appearance in flight. Back and upper wing generally uniformly brownish, on water and in flight. White flanks conspicuous on water and in flight. Rel. small, dark-gray bill. Unique head pattern w/ dark brownish crown/nape and paler brownish supraloral line, lower cheek and neck contrasting w/ broad, whitish mask that tapered to a point behind eye.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D80
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2400 pixels x 1607 pixels
- Original file size
- 440.4 KB