Surf Scoter and Great Blue Heron

Got out today and finally got close to a Great blue heron which made my day in itself, but later today I knocked one off my life list, a Surf Scoter. What a large, colorful bill on the scoter. Took about 60 pictures of the heron and 40 of the Scoter. I'm still on a high from todays results, and I also got some decent shots of a fox leaping after mice ( see nature/animals forum). Thanks for looking.
#1 the hunter's eye

I'm not sure I've ever seem the Surf Scoter.

Nice series Trevor

Thanks Gary, they are a type of Sea duck, eating mussels etc. This was my first siting as well.

Way to go Trevor. The Scoter has quite the schnoz there. You did a nice job with the captures there. ame for the GBH - some good action shots.

Great series of nicely captured images Trevor.

Thanks Ed and Reyno, I appreciate the feedback.

Very nice shots and the Scoter is very cool. Looked in my book and it shows it has a rare appearance in these parts.

Nice shots Trevor. I really like them and it's great to see some shots of the scoter (I've only ever seen 1 irl).

Nice shots, haven't seen many scoters on the forum, well done.

Thank you Allen, Perm, and Paul for the kind words.

Trevor the GBH is nice but I love the Scoter. You did well with the exposure. I am quite surprised at the small size of it's eyes.

Congrats on these fantastic images, Trevor. I especially like the Scoter ones. Maybe because i still don't have any Scoter image in my files.

Thanks Stephen and Fee. Its hard for me to pick a favourite, the heron I've waited a long time for some close shots, the scoter was my first sighting...

Very nice, the GBH portrait and Scoters are my favourites here... love the colours - very nice light in the last 2.

Aren't you supposed to be out planting potatoes?
Great shots. All of them. I especially like the second scoter one. I've never seen one of those before.