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aythya affinis

  1. Lesser Scaup, Male and Bufflehead, Female

    Lesser Scaup, Male and Bufflehead, Female

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male with a Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) female behind.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis bucephala albeola bufflehead hearne lakeway drive lesser scaup ride lake robertson county texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  2. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    The ducks in the pond behind were (at least mostly) Blue-winged Teal
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis barbados woodbourne shorebird reserve
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  3. Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis cameron county lesser scaup south padre island south padre island convention center texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  4. Bluebills (Lesser Scaup)

    Bluebills (Lesser Scaup)

    Two pair of Lesser Scaups swim by on Lake Union in the middle of downtown Seattle.
    • SnoHoCo
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis lake union lesser scaup seattle washington
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  5. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    Male Lesser Scaup interested in whether or not I had any food at a local park
    • RCHines
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis lesser scaup male lesser scaup scaup
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  6. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    This is a male. Both sexes are similar to Greater Scaup but distinguished with care by Lesser Scaup's narrower head as seen here. Also the bill has a smaller dark nail at the tip than Greater Scaup. This is a winter visitor to our area. Formerly more common, their numbers seem to have...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis california lesser scaup usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  7. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    This is a female. Both sexes are similar to Greater Scaup but distinguished with care by Lesser Scaup's smaller head with slightly more peaked crown showing a small step or tuft in the feathering of the back of the head as seen here in profile. Note the back of the head is also straighter...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • 1bb aythya affinis california lesser scaup usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  8. Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (female)

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Female taking off. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge aythya affinis chambers county lesser scaup texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  9. Lesser Scaup (drake)

    Lesser Scaup (drake)

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Male. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge aythya affinis chambers county lesser scaup texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  10. Lesser Scaups

    Lesser Scaups

    Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Males, females, and first winter birds. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anahuac national wildlife refuge aythya affinis chambers county lesser scaup texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  11. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    This duck was part of small group of Lesser Scaup, Ring-billed and Northern Shoveler ducks. This was on a small lake that for the last two has not been popular with migrants. I am glad to see them return.
    • blue185jay
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis lesser scaup
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  12. Female Lesser Scaup

    Female Lesser Scaup

    Was out there quite a ways, turned out a bit grainy.
    • george2524
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis lesser scoup duck
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  13. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • aythya affinis s padre island texas usa world birding center
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
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