Five black surf scoters, with white on their heads and orange, white, and black beaks. They are swimming in Puget Sound and the water looks silver because of the lighting.

Surf scoters swimming near Blake Island in Puget Sound. These birds stop in Puget Sound to shed feathers before continuing a southward migration, then back up north to Alaska/Canada to breed

#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Migratory #PNW #Boating #Scoters #PugetSound #Washington #Photography

Black Scoters out at sea. They were flying so fast I wasn’t sure what they were until I looked at my pictures. #blackscoters #scoters #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

Immature male Black Scoter

Immature male Black Scoter and adult male Black Scoter.

Adult male Black Scoter eating a crab.

Black Scoters

#scoters #usbirds #birds #ducks #nature #photography #wildlife #divingducks #blackscoter

Far out at sea this male White-winged Scoter diving in and out of the rough water foraging for food; seen from Breezy Point on a cold & windy day. #whitewingedscoter #scoters #seaduck #birds #birdwatching #wildlife

Spotted striking Surf #Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) at Gateway National Recreation Area. Their bold plumage stood out as they glided across the water.

Gateway National Recreation Area, Highlands, NJ
#Nikon D500 | 200-500mm lens

#SurfScoters #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #Conservation

Surf & Black Scoters seen on my walk this morning
#birds 🦉 #BlueSkyBirders 🦋 #Scoters #SeaDucks #wildlifephotography 📸 🇨🇦

Turn UP the volume to listen to the WHISTLING male black scoters.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NAq...

Black Scoter #birds #Scoters #photography

A black sea duck in a blue sea with some brown rocks nearby. The main duck is all black except for white patches on the head, eye, and an otherwise orange bill. The female is more drab with fewer white patches.

A male and female pair of common eiders. The male is black on the bottom, white on the top/wings, a yellow bill that is very triangular, a black cap, and a greenish wash on the cheeks. The female is mostly brown, and is dabbling in the blue seawater.

Some cold ducks in Massachusetts. The rewards of #birding in 25F and gusty winds. Common eiders and surf scoters.

#birds #scoters #eiders #ColdAsF #ducks

Pheasant at 0440 but no #scoters #scoterwatch #nocmig

Pheasant at 0440 but no #scoters #scoterwatch #nocmig

Counted quite a few of these White-winged Scoters, most of which were at Burlington Canal. This drake was at Spencer Smith Park. #scoters #WhiteWingedScoter

11 sleepy Common #Scoters on Alston Reservoirs. At least 56 stopped off here last year on overland #migration. Not bad for an inland site.