ML576306281
Colaborador
Data
Localização
- Idade
- Não especificado
- Sexo
- Não especificado
Detalhes da observação
I'd seen this duck first as people were filtering in to look at the, until now, pretty rare Stilt Sandpiper. I called it a black duck because...what were the odds. Light head, two-toned against a darker body. However, after a call last night and a long discussion with Matt Juskowich, he introduced the idea that this was a Mottled Duck. Looking at photos by other friends who were there, compared with All About Birds and other sites, I got convinced that Matt was almost definitely correct. I sent the best photo off to my longtime best friend birder who not only has lived around Mottleds in Florida for over a decade, but who also has a nice history with the Aviary, ABA, and other bird/conservation organizations that give him a lot of insight into the birds, and he confirmed the photo was a Mottled Duck. While the head features all look good enough, I was struck by the body plumage being mottled rather than scalloped as with a black duck. The feather edging and central line are dark, and overall the feather composition matches Mottled Duck to a tee to me. Thanks to Matt for pointing this out to me!
Informação técnica
- Modelo
- Canon EOS 60D
- Lente
- EF75-300mm f/4-5.6
- ISO
- 800
- Distancia focal
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Velocidade do obturador
- 1/320 sec
- Dimensões
- 757 pixels x 505 pixels
- Tamanho do ficheiro original
- 388.96 KB