As per @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth
Hard to choose the best encounter, but the winter #Ducks are always a treat to see! Lady Red-breasted #Merganser, male Northern #Pintail, and male Black #Scoter, all in my nook of the ... waters.
#bird #photography
"Scoter d'Azur"
female Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) on the blue waters of Scapa Bay, #Orkney, on Sunday.
#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #UKBirds #UKBirding #Birds #Wildlife #UKWildlife #Nature #Photography #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Duck #Scoter 🪶
A black duck with a bizarre bill, faces right on light bluish grey coloured water. It's bill has a circular black patch surrounded by white, overtop of which there is a crimson band that fades into orange with a hint of yellow & white at the tip.
#Birds #Scoter Being 900km from the ocean, seabirds are not a common sight. In 2021 a pair of Surf Scoters showed up in May and, stayed for a couple of weeks. They fished In a backwater off of the Nechako River. Perfect candidates for #SuperSeabirdSunday.
Flyby
Black Scoter at the Cape Cod Canal 01/13/26
#BlackScoter #scoter #duck #Birds #bird #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #wildlife #photography #BlueskyPhotographers #BlueskyArtShow #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #CapeCodCanal #CapeCod 🌿🪶
Black duck with white "comma" around eye & white wing arching to get ready to dive. White-winged Scoter.
White-winged Scoter, black duck with white on wing & around eye with mouth open getting ready to swallow mussel (or clam).
Trio of White-winged Scoters, black ducks with orange & white bills, white "comma" around eye & white on wings.
White-winged Scoter, black duck with orange& white bill (drop of water at tip), white "comma" around eye & white wing floating in Long Island Sound. NY.
White-winged Scoters enjoying the bounty of the Long Island Sound. Mussels anyone? #whitewingedscoter #ducks #longislandbirding #scoter #birdphotography #naturephotography
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Have you ever seen a #duck wearing a Clown Nose before???
Maybe now.... an adult male Surf Scoter wintering on the bays of the Salish Sea.
#ClowningAround
#birds #SeaDuck #Scoter #surfscoter #birdwatching #ducks #waterfowl アヒル #canard #Ente #birdphotography #birding #westcoastkin #wildlife #pnw
Too very black ducks fly over an autumn orange water surface. The Black Scoter has a conspicuous orange bump on its beak.
Black Scoter, a not so common visitor to downtown Fredericton. Usually a salt water duck they will stop in during migration
#NewBrunswick #Canada
#birds #nature #wildlife #scoter
Of course I just had to draw him!
Please don't redraw without permission.
#digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #painting #illustration #firealpaca #birdart #birds #ducks #duckart #scoter #surfscoter #melanitta #melanittaperspicillata
Surf scoter in water facing left. He has a black body, pale yellow eyes, and an orange beak with a pale tip, white sides, and a large black spot near the base. The water is reflecting the sunset.
Surf scoter diving into water. He has a black body and reddish legs. The water is grey blue.
Surf scoter heading into a wave. He has a black body, pale yellow eyes, white spot on the back of his head, and an orange beak with a pale tip, white sides, and a large black spot near the base.
Surf scoter in water facing right. He has a black body, pale yellow eyes, and an orange beak with a pale tip, white sides, and a large black spot near the base. The water is reflecting the sunset.
Gorgeous male surf scoter I saw at the Bay a few weeks ago. He was very close to the beach playing in the surf, riding some waves and diving into others.
#dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #ducks #scoter #surfscoter #melanitta #melanittaperspicillata #delawarebay #newjersey
VesselAlert
Name: SCOTER
MMSI: 538009295
Callsign: V7A4557
Type: Cargo
Flag: Marshall Islands
Seen: 07-May-2025 02:00:56 CEST
Status: under way using engine
Speed: 11.2 kts
Heading: 81 deg
Dest.: DEWIS
Distance: 62.7 nm
Signal RSSI: -15.9 dBFS
Ship AIS VesselAlert © kx1t - link
It was nice of Mr. & Mrs. Surf Scoter to stop plunging through the waves long enough to pose for a family portrait.
(From my own photo.)
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#art #digitalart #photomanipulation #digitalpainting #birds #ocean #wildlife #scoter #notscooter
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
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#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
These #BlackScoter were observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
These #BlackScoter were observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #BlackScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
A surf scoter in the surf at Moss Landing State Beach in Moss Landing, California.
#surfscoter #scoter #birds #bird #mosslanding #beach #surf
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #WhiteWingedScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #WhiteWingedScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #WhiteWingedScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #WhiteWingedScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #WhiteWingedScoter was observed in #GrandManan,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶
🪶 #DuckOfTheDay
This #SurfScoter was observed in #PointeVert,
#NewBrunswick, Canada.
#Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #BirdNerd
#WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Duck #Scoter #Canon
#NatureConneXion #NatureLovers #🪶