Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter swimming nearby.
Surf Scoter, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata).

Fifteen Surf Scoters swimming in a large group with about a half-dozed Long-tailed Ducks swimming nearby.
Surf Scoter, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/1000 sec.