First time seeing one of these
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There was two of them swimming around in a place I go often but have never seen them before.
Mar 2, 2019 08:31:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shot. Why would they name that poor duck "Lesser"?
Mainly because it’s smaller than the “greater”
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Mar 2, 2019 09:42:39 #
Nice sharp capture GrandpaMar 2, 2019 11:12:58 #
Mar 2, 2019 11:16:42 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shot. Why would they name that poor duck "Lesser"?
Because there are two very closely related species, the Lesser and the Greater, Jerry, and it is difficult to tell the difference between them! Corky
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Mar 3, 2019 08:08:17 #
"Scaup?" Who comes up with these names? Looks like a black and white duck to me, and without seeing a "greater", is there another way to know it is a "lesser"? Great photo!
Mar 3, 2019 08:24:38 #
ELNikkor wrote:
"Scaup?" Who comes up with these names? Looks like a black and white duck to me, and without seeing a "greater", is there another way to know it is a "lesser"? Great photo!
I have no idea. I looked it up in my book and it looked like it matched the description.
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