ML35556671
יוצר
Tim Lenz מדיה ממשתמש זה פרופיל
תאריך
מיקום
Cayuga Co.--90 (Lake Rd to Ledyard Rd)
Cayuga, New York, United States
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פרטי השורה
***MEGA subspecies - probably a first NY record; this very dark Merlin was perched atop a utility pole south of Aurora. I saw it naked eye as we were driving past, and did a quick u-turn because it appeared to be all dark. I took some photos of the bird as it perched and then flew; these revealed the general lack of pale spotting/ barring on the remiges, which are very important to the subspecific identification: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v089n02/p0325-p0338.pdf). Most Taiga Merlins show extensive pale barring throughout the remiges, a feature notably lacking on this bird. The dark "helmet" and underparts were also very dark, much moreso than thousands of other Merlins that I've seen well on the East Coast. Photos:
מידע טכני
- מודל
- Canon EOS 40D
- ISO
- 400
- אורך מוקד
- 400 mm
- פלאש
- Flash did not fire, auto
- צמצם
- f/5.6
- מהירות תריס
- 1/500 sec
- מימדים
- 924 pixels x 616 pixels
- גודל קובץ מקורי
- 158 KB