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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: aviator on February 07, 2014, 10:54:23 AM

Title: Scoters and Scaup at Sam Smith Park
Post by: aviator on February 07, 2014, 10:54:23 AM

White winged Scoters and Lesser Scaup

(http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7386/7smk.jpg) (http://img854.imageshack.us/i/7smk.jpg/)

Title: Re: Scoters and Scaup at Sam Smith Park
Post by: thouc on February 07, 2014, 02:51:17 PM

Nice one of the Scoters. I think your Scaup are Greater Scaup, their heads look big and rounded, and they are also much more common at this time of year.

Title: Re: Scoters and Scaup at Sam Smith Park
Post by: aviator on February 07, 2014, 08:33:29 PM

Thanks for the reply.The original picture was heavily cropped so I have posted another part of it and there may be some Lesser Scaups present. Any thoughts?

(http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4210/ueg2.jpg) (http://img838.imageshack.us/i/ueg2.jpg/)

Title: Re: Scoters and Scaup at Sam Smith Park
Post by: lovemypt on February 07, 2014, 08:49:23 PM

Sorry, still all look like Greaters to me

Title: Re: Scoters and Scaup at Sam Smith Park
Post by: MEGHAN on February 07, 2014, 09:45:10 PM

Lucky you, I've never seen a Scoter before