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Mrs. and Mr. Surf Scoter Out For a Winter Solstice Paddle. These scoters accumulate in our bay in the winter. Larger “rafts” may be up to be 25 or 30 birds. Their wings whistle when one then the rest decide to join up with another raft just meters away. Before commercial oyster culture habits changed to protect the small oysters these diving ducks were the bane of local oyster growers. Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Melanitta perspicillata,Surf scoter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Mrs. and Mr. Surf Scoter Out For a Winter Solstice Paddle.

These scoters accumulate in our bay in the winter. Larger “rafts” may be up to be 25 or 30 birds. Their wings whistle when one then the rest decide to join up with another raft just meters away. Before commercial oyster culture habits changed to protect the small oysters these diving ducks were the bane of local oyster growers.

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    I am happy then that oyster culture exists today so that they leave these poor ducks alone. Really nice spotting! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks, and yes, the oyster growers are surviving... as well as the Harlequins and the Surf Scoters. I love the bill of the male Surf Scoters and my aim is to get a good “head shot”. Something to work on in the new year! Gary Posted 6 years ago
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        Oh yes, the head shot is difficult! In my case I don't have the proper camera. My husband maybe :-D Posted 6 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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Uploaded Dec 21, 2018. Captured Dec 21, 2018 14:51 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 85mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.