Aythya affinis – BCSONGBIRD

Lesser Scaup [Aythya affinis] ~ 2019 #25

I’m not going to lie, I am kind of guessing that this is a Lesser Scaup as opposed to a Greater Scaup. It is really

The sky was a little overcast on this day, and makes the image (almost) appear to be black and white.

The Lesser Scaup is pretty hard to distinquish from it’s close relative, the Greater Scaup. They say the Lesser Scaup has a little bump on

According to allaboutbirds.org the Lesser Scaup is one of the most abundant and widespread of the diving ducks in North America. Indeed they can be