ML611116306
Snow/McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis/hyperboreus
Contribuidor
Charlie Wright Media from this contributor Perfil
Fecha
Localidad
Point Defiance Park--Dune Peninsula & Wilson Way
Pierce, Washington, United States
Media from this location Listado ilustrado- Edad
- No especificado
- Sexo
- No especificado
Detalles de la observación
see photos. The overall look of this bird was really pale, with almost no brown or rufous tones in the upperwing coverts. The dark primary coverts suggest a 1st winter bird, which makes it seem even more anomalously pale for that plumage. It is very reminiscent of a McKay’s Bunting to me, but perhaps too far on the dark side. Four secondaries have tiny black subterminal streaks. Is the bird pale enough to suggest a hybrid rather than a pure Snow Bunting?
Información técnica
- Model
- NIKON D7100
- Lens
- 500.0 mm f/5.6
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 3721 pixels x 2481 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.85 MB