Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup swimming in the middle of a large pond.
Greater Scaup, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Greater Scaup (Aythya marila).

Greater Scaup swimming far out to sea.
Greater Scaup, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-5000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Greater Scaup swimming in the middle of a large pond.
Greater Scaup, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Greater Scaup swimming near the far shore.
Greater Scaup, Norðurlandsvegur Mývatn, Iceland June 27, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.