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Aythya affinis
A medium-sized diving duck with a bluish bill with a small black tip. Head, neck, upper back, and breast are black. The male head has a purplish iridescence. Back is white, covered with thin, black wavy lines. Rump is black and the belly is white. The sides are white, with some fine dark streaks. The female head and neck dark brown with some light mottling. Back darkish brown with white flecks. Breast buffy brown. Belly whitish. Sides and flanks brown. Tail dark brown.
On a neighborhood pond.
The Lesser Scaup is one of the most abundant and widespread of the diving ducks in North America.
Spotted on Feb 17, 2014
Submitted on Feb 25, 2014
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