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Greater Scaup (female)

Aythya marila

Description:

Adult Description •Medium-sized diving duck. •Rounded head. •Bill bluish with black tip. •Male with black head, chest, and rear end, and gray sides (black on the ends and white in the middle). •Female dull brown, with white patch on face at base of bill.

Habitat:

saltwater lagoon off San Francisco Bay

Notes:

eating aquatic vegetation

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DonnaPomeroy
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DonnaPomeroy

San Mateo, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 4, 2012

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