White-winged Scoter


Posted by E.J. Peiker on Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:25 pm

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White-winged Scoter - Arizona
a1, 200-600mm + 1.4x @ 840mm, ISO 500, f/10, 1/320s

This bird and his mate are creating quite a stir in the Phoenix Metro since they appeared on a popular local park pond after the huge Pacific storms that rolled through the west last weekend bringing birders from 100's of miles away.  It is exceedingly rare to have White-winged Scoters in the Sonoran Desert...

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:59 pm
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Rare indeed to have one of these sea ducks in the desert! Beautiful image, gorgeous colour and warm light.

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by SantaFeJoe on Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:35 pm
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Love the eye! Interestingly enough, there has been one near Las Cruces, NM, as well:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S126252613

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by david fletcher on Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:07 am
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Marvellous capture of this rarity EJ.
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:32 am
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Great find and what a cool setting for this species. Makes me wonder if the Scoter will find its way back to the ocean eventually.
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by MalcolmBenn on Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:09 pm
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Great find E.J. interesting to have the copper tones in the water. Lake Ontario has a lot of these but we never get that great colouring in the water.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:23 pm
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MalcolmBenn wrote: Great find E.J. interesting to have the copper tones in the water.  Lake Ontario has a lot of these but we never get that great colouring in the water.
That’s just early morning sunshine reflecting off of trees and grass
 

by MalcolmBenn on Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:48 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:
MalcolmBenn wrote: Great find E.J. interesting to have the copper tones in the water.  Lake Ontario has a lot of these but we never get that great colouring in the water.
That’s just early morning sunshine reflecting off of trees and grass
ha ha ya I suspected as much, it's just that we never see that effect at our locations for these birds, about the only birds that you might see that effect around here would be Wood Ducks and Hoodies because they'll frequent the ponds.  Regardless of why it looks great.
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by David J. Bogener on Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:02 pm
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Love the low angle and golden water. Nice detail in the blacks. Great find.
 

by David J. Bogener on Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:03 pm
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Love the low angle and golden water.  Nice detail in the blacks.  Great find.
 

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