Scaup or Redhead? (Canada, Yukon) (1 Viewer)

[JarJar]

Hello everybody,

I´m not sure - but with this white patch behind the bill it seems to be a Scoup. Could it also be a Redhead? If it is a Scaup - is it a Lesser or a Greater?
There was a similar picture of two ducks some days ago. That one was made in the afternoon - this one in the morning (day after)

Seen in Canada, Yukon, Mayo, 10 of July 2014

Thanks a lot!
Christoph

 

[birdmeister]

Scaup for me. Note that the rear bird is starting to get finely marked whitish feathers on the sides, unlike Redhead. The bills and heads look bulky enough to suggest Greater Scaup to me.

 

[THE_FERN]

Scaup for me. Note that the rear bird is starting to get finely marked whitish feathers on the sides, unlike Redhead. The bills and heads look bulky enough to suggest Greater Scaup to me.

Assuming they are Scaup (not disagreeing), this is a perfect example of how ambient lighting can make for misleading images

 

[JarJar]

Thanks a lot, @birdmeister & @THE_FERN