ML35556671
- 年齡
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- 性別
- 未確定
觀察細節
***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:
技術資訊
- 型號
- Canon EOS 40D
- ISO
- 400
- 焦距
- 400 mm
- 閃光
- Flash did not fire, auto
- 光圈值
- f/5.6
- 快門
- 1/500 sec
- 次方
- 924 pixels x 616 pixels
- 原始檔案大小
- 158 KB