ML76460361

年齢

指定なし

性別

指定なし

観察結果の詳細

Unmistakable. Medium-sized hawk, sharply contrasting black and white striped tail/back, solid russet red front. Beautiful, crisp adult. I am familiar with this species from Texas. It was perched on the power line along the road in front of Ferrellgas. I drive this highway daily and am familiar with the "usuals" that perch on power lines here, and this one caught my attention immediately. As I passed it, I shouted, "That was NOT a Red-Tail, it was a Red-Shouldered, 100% confident!" I made the sharpest high-speed turn I've ever made in my life, telling my friend to grab the camera and get the settings ready. We pulled back over onto the shoulder near where it was, but it flew; luckily, it was just going from one power line to the next, and it landed on another line still by Ferrellgas. We both got excellent looks and several pictures before driving away, leaving it still perched on the line.

テクニカル・インフォメーション

モデル

NIKON D300S

ISO

1600

焦点距離

200 mm

フラッシュ

Flash did not fire

Fストップ

f/5.6

シャッタースピード

1/160 sec

大きさ

625 pixels x 759 pixels

オリジナルのファイルサイズ

270.16 KB