Of all the ducks in the world scaup are the worst. They are unattractive, ubiquitous, and uninteresting. Whether they are Greater Scaup or Lesser...
About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although how, exactly, is up for...
I’ve heard many people ask “why don’t they call it the Ring-billed Duck?” They do have a white band toward the end of their...
It was a warm and sunny day on Sunday and I took full advantage of what little time I had in the morning for...
Over much of North America, the Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis is more than just common. Rather, it could be considered the aythyian background noise against...
On a visit yesterday after work to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn I happened across this female Red-breasted Merganser that I initially thought was...
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) photos by Larry Jordan (click to enlarge) The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) or Goosander (Mergus merganser merganser) as it’s known in Europe, is a...
I have said it before and I will say it again – I love getting to Jamaica Bay at the end of a day...
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