ML49646101
Contributor
Philip Kline Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ankeny NWR--Pintail Marsh
Marion, Oregon, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Initially thought it might be an immature male. See photos below. The lighter patch on the flanks seems pale for a female tufted, and the distinctive shape of the flank patch with the dark wings forming a curved upper side is visible. The bill is perhaps more like a male too with the broad black tip (as opposed to only the nail being black in a lesser scaup) and the lighter saddle behind the black tip. Scruffy tuft at the rear of the crown visible in the photos. However, a male tufted duck should already have molted into alternate plumage at this time of year, so consensus is that it is an adult female.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS REBEL T1i
- ISO
- 3200
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- Dimensions
- 1196 pixels x 815 pixels
- Original file size
- 595.68 KB