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A Successful Dive! This male has been lucky enough to scoop a clam from the sandy ocean floor at Smelt Bay Provincial Park.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144449/the_bane_of_mussel_farmers.html" title="The Bane of Mussel Farmers!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/144449_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MntuIZHvv6Wu7kfoWODAoizJ2Ec%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="The Bane of Mussel Farmers! They have been known slip through the nets that surround the suspended lines that hold the mussels. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Melanitta perspicillata,Surf scoter" /></a></figure> Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Melanitta perspicillata,Surf scoter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

A Successful Dive!

This male has been lucky enough to scoop a clam from the sandy ocean floor at Smelt Bay Provincial Park.

The Bane of Mussel Farmers! They have been known slip through the nets that surround the suspended lines that hold the mussels. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Melanitta perspicillata,Surf scoter

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Oh, I love these guys! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Yes, they are quite the looking “ducks”! Posted 2 years ago
  3. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    First I've seen. What a beak Posted 2 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Yes, hard to miss! Posted 2 years ago
  5. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Such a cool beak! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Makes you wonder, “how did that happen?”. Posted 2 years ago

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The Surf scoter

The surf scoter is a large sea duck, which breeds in Canada and Alaska. It is placed in the subgenus "Melanitta", along with the velvet and white-winged scoters, distinct from the subgenus "Oidemia", black and common scoters.

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By gary fast

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2022. Captured Dec 14, 2022 11:20 in 22J5+GM Mansons Landing, BC, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/13.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO2000
  • 400mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.