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Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Description:

"Medium diving duck with finely barred gray back and gray-washed white underparts. Head, neck, and breast are black with purple gloss. Eye is yellow. Bill is blue-gray. Wings are black with large, white patches; tail is black. Dives for food. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats."

Habitat:

Wetlands - equalization pond

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Liam
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Liam

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Nov 26, 2012

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