ML333478231
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Détails de l'observation
So I'm fishing along the shore for small bass with my 4wt flyrod and just after releasing a bass I look out towards the water and there's a huge swallow dipping into the water! This bird was with a quick-moving mixed species swallow flock of about ten birds, including Barn, Tree, Cliff and NRWS. The large swallow was immediately recognizable as a Purple Martin, female-type as it was pale below and dark on top. No camera with me at the immediate moment, so I race back to my vehicle, toss the rod in the back, grab my camera, and then race back to try and re-find the bird. Luckily it was still over the lake and was seen dipping into the water a second time before quickly rising and heading west towards the mustard-covered hillside nearby. The bird did a couple of circles above my head before heading further away and out-of-sight. See photos attached. The entire event lasted about 5-10 minutes, from 10:30a-10:40-ish, then all the swallows departed. I checked the water treatment plant but only a few high Barn Swallows.
Informations techniques
- Modèle
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lentille
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 250
- Longueur focale
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Vitesse d'obturation
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1984 pixels x 1322 pixels
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