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Black Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Description:

L 19", Sea Duck

Habitat:

Quite rare for us to see Black Scoters in FL: These were seen in the intercoastal waterway, Siesta Key FL

Notes:

Video shows a Scoter gleaning something from barnacles.

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1 Comment

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

The feeding he was doing was still underwater, interesting!

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 8, 2013

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