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A Disturbed Flock! While watching this flock of Greater scaups an eagle flew over. There was a great whistling of wings as they lifted off the water. The eagle also frightened a Black Oystercatcher into flight.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128673/a_group_of_greater_scaups.html" title="A Group of Greater Scaups."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/128673_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=z0xaxbejOIEr35XAJWYfjOQrn4o%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="A Group of Greater Scaups. Well&hellip; except for that White-winged scoter on the far right.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128675/a_disturbed_flock.html<br /> Aythya marila,Canada,Geotagged,Greater scaup,Winter" /></a></figure> Aythya marila,Canada,Geotagged,Greater scaup,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

A Disturbed Flock!

While watching this flock of Greater scaups an eagle flew over. There was a great whistling of wings as they lifted off the water. The eagle also frightened a Black Oystercatcher into flight.

A Group of Greater Scaups. Well… except for that White-winged scoter on the far right.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128675/a_disturbed_flock.html<br /> Aythya marila,Canada,Geotagged,Greater scaup,Winter

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The Greater scaup

The greater scaup, just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup. It spends the summer months breeding in Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe. During the winter, it migrates south to the coasts of North America, Europe, and Japan.

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Uploaded Jan 25, 2022. Captured Jan 24, 2022 15:22 in 22R2+5X Mansons Landing, BC, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.