A greater scaup swimming in the Milwaukee River. The scaup is surrounded by brown water in the photo. It is facing left. It has a grey bill. The head is black, but also has a green iridescence along the side. The eye is a bright yellow. The duck's breast is black, but seems to have a purplish sheen to it in this photo. The belly is white and its feathers are mottled. The tail is dark with some white spotting.

Greater scaup. #GreatScaup #AythyaMarila #Scaup #Duck #DivingDuck #Bluebill #Waterfowl #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #MilwaukeeRiver #Milwaukee #Wisconsin

VesselAlert NEW FIRST Observation
Name: BLUEBILL
MMSI: 538010365
Callsign: V7A5944
Type: Cargo
Flag: Marshall Islands
Seen: 23-Dec-2025 09:42:47 CET
Status: under way using engine
Speed: 10.7 kts
Heading: 228 deg
Dest.: NG LOS
Distance: 86.4 nm
Signal RSSI: -32.8 dBFS
Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t

Two male lesser scaups.

Today's #birdoftheday is #ducksoutofwater. Here is a #photo I took in May of a #lesser #scaup. Also known as the #little #bluebill (I wonder why😜), these two male North American #diving #ducks were resting on the shore of a nearby pond.
#photography #bird #birds 🪶 #nature #Alberta #wildfowl 🇨🇦

Seaside Tale, commission piece: "they've no idea what's coming". #blockisland #nantucket #bluebill #seafaringlife #illustration #70'snostalgia #birds #sandwiches #coffee

Seafaring: Day of Spectacle #blockisland #bluebill #brittany #nantucket #nauticalart #illustration #artnotforsale #creativelife