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Lesser Scaup Drake Portrait
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Lesser Scaup Drake Portrait

by David Schwaegler

Category: AvianAdded July 3, 2007637 views

Duck-like Birds

Keywords: Aythya, affinis, scaup, lesser scaup, duck, CA, Newport Beach

What a beautiful little duck with his bright yellow eye in the midst of black and white plumage. When the sun hits the feathers on his head at the correct angle, we can see a purple iridescence.

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Image Reference: 1746Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No