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| A Lesser Scaup coming in for a landing! |
A major highlight on the east coast was having the chance to photograph Lesser Scaup in Maryland. There were at least a couple hundred birds present and all were extremely tame. There was also a nice mix of Canvasback and American Wigeon within the flock. As always, it was much easier to capture images of the scaup in the water than in flight.
Here are a few of the scaup photos that I took during our one day at the location.
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| A first cycle, male, Lesser Scaup |
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| An adult, male, Lesser Scaup |
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| I can't hear you! |
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| A female Lesser Scaup |
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| An adult male Lesser Scaup |
-Eric
2 comments:
I have been wrong before, but isn't the second photo a Great Scaup?
No, it is a Lesser Scaup although I can see why you could see it as a Greater. The scaup were diving a lot which makes head shape harder to judge but you can still make out a little bit of the peak towards the back of the head. In situations where birds are diving I would recommend studying the bill to be sure on id.
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