ML91342391
Contributor
Renner Anderson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Two Harbors--Agate Bay
Lake, Minnesota, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
The scoter was seen as I was standing at these GPS coordinates:. 47.01575 -91.66574. Solitary duck. Large appearing and all dark. Head shape through 8X32 binoculars seemed scoter like. At that point set up the 25-60X80 scope which strengthened my impression of scoter but still did not provide enough detail to make Identification. Then attached iPhone to the scope. Upon reviewing the photos while still in the field two of the multiple photos revealed diagnostic white wing patch. Distance from bird about 300 yards. After about 20 minutes the scoter went missing. (Addendum: after closing this checklist on eBird mobile the scoter appeared again swimming along the break wall.)
Technical information
- Model
- iPhone 6s Plus
- Lens
- iPhone 6s Plus back camera 4.15mm f/2.2
- ISO
- 25
- Focal length
- 4.2 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/2.2
- Shutter speed
- 1/785 sec
- Dimensions
- 788 pixels x 591 pixels
- Original file size
- 168.17 KB