ML48369901
Contributor
Tom Zavitz Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Maclay Flat Rec. Area
Missoula, Montana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - X
Media notes
female red crossbill constructing nest - head and beak visible at right top of nest
Observation details
male and female nest building - male perched above female gathering cottonwood tree bark fibers in a cottonwood tree. Female flying back and forth to a nest 20 feet off ground in a ponderosa pine. Male seemingly acting as lookout and communicating to female when she was at the nest. See photos
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 357 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensions
- 4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
- Original file size
- 6.87 MB