This good looking guy was floating on the local pond near sunset on a cold winter day. We only see Lesser Scaups a few times each winter so we just sat for awhile soaking up that amazing color in his head feathers.
Denver, CO.
This good looking guy was floating on the local pond near sunset on a cold winter day. We only see Lesser Scaups a few times each winter so we just sat for awhile soaking up that amazing color in his head feathers.
Denver, CO.
nature has no boss 
Gorgeous shot!
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Thanks Eliza.
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Beautiful. We get them in great numbers some years too. This year, I can’t remember seeing more than a few.
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Hi Donna, I hope it is just a blip in the radar that you have only seen a few this winter.
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What a beautiful shot, Mike. His purple head is striking!
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Hi Jane and thanks. That purple is indeed amazing and so many times when the light is not right those feathers just look black.
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Beautiful
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Thanks Ted.
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They are wintering here in northern Virginia. I’ve seen them diving in the river, and also on a little shallow urban pond!! I do like the look of them.
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HI, glad to hear you have them in numbers out in VA. They are colorful and fun to watch dive. Hope your having a great weekend.
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Superb shot – great colours.
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Hi and thanks for the feedback. It is always amazing that when the light is just right you get to see so much color in what at other times look just like black feathers on this species.
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🙂
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