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Black Scoter (male)

(A slightly sharper photo than the one below. Best viewed large.) Richmond marina, Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California

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Black Scoter (male) following female Greater(?) Scaup

The Scoter spend nearly all its time following around the female Scaup(s) and calling, but I did not see any clear courtship behavior. Richmond marina, Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California

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Black Scoter (male)

Richmond marina, Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California

Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012 | Map

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Black Scoter (male)

The scoter male was following several scaup females during almost the whole two hours I observed it. It was also calling a single whistle note frequently, as it is shown doing here.

(For the record, I had brought out my big artillery photographically. This photo was taken with a 500mm f/4 with a 1.4X teleconverter on a Canon 7D,) Richmond marina, Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California

Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012 | Map

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