Greater Scaup
by Cynthia Guinn
Title
Greater Scaup
Artist
Cynthia Guinn
Medium
Photograph - Photopainting
Description
The male greater scaup have a larger, more round, green-tinted head than male lesser scaup. Male greater scaup have a glossy black head tinted green. The neck, breast and upper mantle are glossy black, and the flanks and belly are white, sometimes with gray vermiculations on the lower flanks. The back is whitish with fine black vermiculations, and the tail and upper- and under-tail coverts are black. The wing has a broad white speculum spanning nearly the entire length of the primaries and secondaries. The bill is a light blue-gray with a black nail, the legs and feet are gray and the iris is yellow. Relatively silent except in display, the male greater scaup utters a soft cooing and whistling notes in courtship.
Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina USA.
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March 26th, 2015
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Comments (8)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the D IS FOR DUCK themed week! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
Anita Faye
Cynthia, thank you for sharing this stunning capture in "Chickens, Ducks, and Quail" discussion on Poetic Poultry Group ;)
Carl Moore
Great profile shot Cynthia! Congratulations on being featured in the "bird watchers" group!