A Male Surf Scoter in Action!

The sun was shining and this fellow was busy enough that he didn’t see me walking along the deck to take these photos.

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Christine Young

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Nice series! Posted 5 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Christine. It is getting more like spring here (even though we had 2 degrees of frost this morning). We saw a “V” shaped flock of noisy Trumpeter Swans fly overhead this morning. Too pretty to watch rather than run for the camera. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yay for spring! I can relate- I saw 3 vultures tearing apart a carcass today, but didn't take a photo because I was too busy watching in fascination. It definitely wasn't pretty like your swans though ;). It was 25C here today, which is unusually warm for March, but we enjoyed the afternoon outdoors. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. gary fast
      
      Lion
      
      Good for you! No vultures here. The weather has not been warm enough to create the updrafts they need to get here. Soon, I hope. Posted 5 years ago

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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Species identified by gary fast

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Uploaded Mar 9, 2020. Captured in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.

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