ML462213771
Contribuidor
Fecha
Localidad
- Edad
- No especificado
- Sexo
- No especificado
Detalles de la observación
First detected by song, coming from bitterbrush-filled micro draw, facing south. Song was consistent and only slightly reminiscent of our most common dusky flycatcher, if it were stuck in some sort of atypical partial song. What I was hearing was a perfect fit for grfl. Habitat was decent for Gray and too exposed and dry for Dusky. The dry draw is mainly 2-4 ft. high antelope bitterbrush, with a smattering of rabbitbrush and sage nearby. With my interest peaked, I returned the following day for audio and photo. Bird was still vocalizing and then joined by another individual. They performed a quick and excited chittering before the new bird promptly flew directly to a nest, incubating 2 eggs. Both individuals showed the distinct and constant downward tail wagging (seen in video). Uniformly drab gray with eye ring and two wing bars. Will likely monitor occasionally for status of nest success.
Información técnica
- Model
- Canon EOS 60D
- Lens
- EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
- ISO
- 250
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 3456 pixels x 2304 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.33 MB