ML82737141

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

This bird was spotted around 7.30 at the jetty right next to the inlet parking lot. Photo #1 shows the moment and the location when I spotted it. The bird was very active and spent most of the time under water, staying only a second or two on the water surface between dives. It moved slowly towards the end of the jetty, but always staying very close to it. The bird came towards me and I let it pass while shooting some photos and observing it. When the bird had almost reached the end of the jetty, my camera battery needed to be replaced. When I looked up after changing the battery I could not find the bird again. I did neither see it fly away nor swim away, I somehow just lost track of it. Shortly afterwards other birders arrived and tried to refind it. One birder said to me that it was seen near the red buoy but other birders including me couldn't get on the bird again. Based on plumage details this individual appears to be an immature.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III

ISO

800

Focal length

420 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/160 sec

Dimensions

4540 pixels x 3027 pixels

Original file size

3.23 MB