ML544695081
Přispěvatel
Datum
Lokalita
- Věk
- Nespecifikováno
- Pohlaví
- Nespecifikováno
Podrobnosti k pozorování
See supportive pics. As I finished my walk, I noticed what appeared to be a black bird soaring just to my southwest. At first, I thought it might be a TUVU (I had seen one earlier) but it wasn't flying with wings held in a dihedral. I watched as it flew northwest with a cycle of circling/soaring and then flapping with deep, controlled wingbeats and soaring again. It reminded me of an eagle, except it was completely black and not as large. The tail was wedge-shaped and the neck and bill looked robust. At that point, my brain fully recognized that I was seeing a species I've never found in all my years walking and exploring the Southern Kettle Moraine - a CORA! I grabbed my camera and hastily started clicking pics, but camera was having a tough time against the white, cloudy sky. These photos were the best I could manage. In between watching with binoculars and trying to click a photo, I was stoked to hear the bird utter a series of three deep-sounding "croaks". Total observation time was approximately 3 minutes. This is exciting because it is said that juvenile CORA disperse in Fall/Winter, but logically have to return at some point to their origins farther north. This bird could be one of those deliberately returning individuals or a bird that is still wandering.
Technické informace
- Model
- SM-G950U
- ISO
- 160
- Ohnisková vzdálenost
- 4.3 mm
- Blesk
- Flash did not fire
- Clonové číslo
- f/1.7
- Expoziční čas
- 1/60 sec
- Rozměry
- 2652 pixels x 2061 pixels
- Původní velikost souboru
- 2.71 MB