Contributor
Derek Rogers Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
McMaster Canyon (39.7573, -71.6626)
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Tags
- Watermark
Observation details
Seen at 3:26 PM at 39.800593, -71.692671 in 80.87° water. Second bird of the day with distinct difference in wing molt then our 1st bird seen earlier inside Ryan Canyon which was missing some secondaries. Rare but regular August visitor to offshore NY waters south of the break in the continental shelf, especially around offshore canyons. Seen roosting/feeding within a group of about 30 Wilson's Storm-Petrels. Distinctive physical appearance and behavior; long, dangling legs appearing to propel itself off the surface in a 'kangaroo-like' fashion. Brownish above with pale rump patch and short, paddle-shaped wings. Contrasting dark crown and eye patch on white face.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 300.0 mm f/4.0
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 420 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/2500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2949 pixels x 1966 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.04 MB