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(One from my 2017 Archives. While cleaning up my bloated hard-drive, I almost threw this Baby out with the Bath-water)

The Lesser Scaup is a medium-sized diving duck with a small peak at the back of the head. From the small peak, the back of the head and neck is flat, not rounded as it is on Greater Scaup.

At a distance, breeding male Lesser Scaup are black and white, but closer views reveal an iridescent purple to green sheen on the head, a finely barred black-and-white back, a bluish bill, and a yellow eye. Females are brown overall with a darker brown head and a white patch next to the bill, but not all females have a white patch. Nonbreeding males look like a cross between a female and a breeding male: a mottled brown-and-gray body and a blackish head.

During migration and winter, Lesser Scaup form large flocks on lakes, bays, rivers, and larger wetlands. They tend to form tight groups and mix with other diving ducks such as Canvasbacks, Redheads, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Ducks.

(Nikon D500, Nikkor 200-500/5.6 @ 450 mm, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 320, edited to taste)

Taken on: January 1, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, 450mm (=675mm), ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	450mm (35mm equivalent: 675mm)
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.5 (Windows)
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