Tufted Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid) - Allie Kleber

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Tufted Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid) Aythya fuligula x affinis

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Location

Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston
Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 42.3341844, -71.1563873
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1

Observation details

I've gone back and forth on this, but we've had a hybrid male at the reservoir several times in the last few years, and the "tuft" on its head stayed too consistent to be just ruffled head feathers, now that I go back through my photos. (With thanks to Lily Morello for input!)

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P950
ISO
125
Focal length
714 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
1080 pixels x 1350 pixels
Original file size
200.28 KB