ML132632401
Contributor
Debby Parker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Lake Shastina
Siskiyou, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Greater Scaup are more rarely seen inland so we were thrilled to see this group of 14 at Lake Shastina access through the campground. All had very large looking bills, spatulate and broad looking compared to a Lesser Scaup which were NOT present. A black nail stood out on most birds. The greenish heads were rounded-looking sometimes looking flat across the top. A few males breached up from the water stretching their wings and distinct white was seen to the tip. Some of the females had pale feathering in the cheek and crown. We photographed through our Leica scope with our small Panasonic camera.
Technical information
- Model
- DMC-ZS7
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 6.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 1730 pixels x 1067 pixels
- Original file size
- 810.6 KB