In Mission Bay, San Diego I captured this diving type bay duck feeding in the eel gress at low tide. According to the book they are Lesser Scaups. The first one is a male and second a female.
dancinec Cream of the Crop  8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Jan 09, 2006 18:36 | #1 In Mission Bay, San Diego I captured this diving type bay duck feeding in the eel gress at low tide. According to the book they are Lesser Scaups. The first one is a male and second a female. Dennis
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PaulA Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 09, 2006 18:48 | #2 Cool pics Dennis, I like those Scaups. How do you tell the lesser from the greater? GearList
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Paul A wrote: Cool pics Dennis, I like those Scaups. How do you tell the lesser from the greater? Paul Thanks for the comment Paul, the Greater Scaup male has a more rounded head, (Lesser more arched) the head color of the Greater is more dull green rather than the dull purple of the Lesser. Dennis
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop  10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | Jan 09, 2006 20:08 | #4 Nice shot of the scaup couple, Dennis. The male is a hard subject to meter. Fee
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | cfcRebel wrote: Nice shot of the scaup couple, Dennis. The male is a hard subject to meter. Thanks Rebel for the comment. I did have to adjust a lot to try and get the white areas and the head details to show. Dennis
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ngannet Goldmember  3,164 posts Joined May 2005 Location: NJ More info | Jan 09, 2006 22:07 | #6 Great shots, I really like the first especially. I don't see those ducks as often as I'd like. RESPECTING NATURE while photographing it...
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | ngannet wrote: Great shots, I really like the first especially. I don't see those ducks as often as I'd like. Thanks for the comments. I just learned this duck today after shooting it. Dennis
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uktrailmonster Senior Member 466 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2005 Location: UK More info | Jan 10, 2006 04:15 | #8 I love that first shot. The eye really stands out. Canon 7D, Canon D30, Canon G2, EF 24-85 F3.5-4.5, EF 75-300 F4-5.6 IS, EF 300 F4 L IS, EF 85 F1.8, iMac 24" + Canon i9100
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | uktrailmonster wrote: I love that first shot. The eye really stands out. I like that one the best too. It must be tough to be female (duck, that is). Thanks for taking the time to comment. Dennis
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ReighHiggins Goldmember  3,036 posts Likes: 12 Joined Jan 2005 Location: Nova Scotia , Canada More info | Jan 10, 2006 09:22 | #10 Nice looking ducks. The male's eye stands out quite well. Thanks for sharing. " This world is a canvas to our imagination."
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Reigh Higgins wrote: Nice looking ducks. The male's eye stands out quite well. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Dennis
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ebondanes Goldmember  1,082 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Chicago - West Suburbs More info | Jan 10, 2006 14:49 | #12 I like #1. His eyes may stand out, but I LOVE the wonderful silvery/steel grey color of his bill. I don't know why, I just do. Julie Ford
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dancinec THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | ebondanes wrote: I like #1. His eyes may stand out, but I LOVE the wonderful silvery/steel grey color of his bill. I don't know why, I just do. Thanks Julie for the comments. Dennis
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GaryFairhead Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 10, 2006 18:00 | #14 I especially like the shot of the male Scaup Dennis. A beautful bird indeed. Gary Fairhead C/C welcome .....
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StephenStephen Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 10, 2006 19:51 | #15 I'll second Gary's comment. The drake is my favourite. Stephen
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