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[[Image:Velvet_Scoter_jpg_7105_filtered.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jtwood<br />Photo taken: East Lothian]]
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[[Image:Velvet_Scoter.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by digitalbirder<br />Location: White Rock, [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]]]
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[[Image:Velvet_Scoter2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Gwynn.<br />Photo taken: Austria.]]
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[[Image:Velvet_Scoter2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Gwynn<br />Location: [[Austria]]]]
==Identification==
==Identification==
51-58cm. Black, white 'tear drop' just behind the eye, yellow long bill, thick neck and pointed tail. In flight, it shows a white patch on the rear of the wing.
51-58cm. Black, white 'tear drop' just behind the eye, yellow long bill, thick neck and pointed tail. In flight, it shows a white patch on the rear of the wing.
51-58cm. Black, white 'tear drop' just behind the eye, yellow long bill, thick neck and pointed tail. In flight, it shows a white patch on the rear of the wing.
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