ML78722501
Contributor
Brad Dawson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Bolsa Chica--walkbridge/inner bay
Orange, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
In alternate plumage. Medium gull, smaller than nearby western gulls and similar in size to an elegant tern that buzzed by briefly. Dark brown/black hood with very narrow white eye crescents, dark red droopy bill. (The dark red color in the bill is hard to see in the bad photos I got but it was clearly visible through my scope.) Dark gray back, white underparts. Wingtips were all black as far as I could see. The bird was preening so I managed only a few photos with its head up. It took off while I was fiddling with my camera so unfortunately I didn't get a look at the bird in flight.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 661 pixels x 441 pixels
- Original file size
- 284.03 KB