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Uploaded by: novembergale — Friday January 4, 2013 — Dunkirk, NY (Current Weather Conditions)

Female Black Scoter on Lake Erie

Categories: winter, birds

Camera Type: DMC-FZ200


Manufacturer:	Panasonic
Model:	DMC-FZ200
x-Resolution:	72.00
y-Resolution:	72.00
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Macintosh)
Compression:	JPEG compression
Exposure Time:	1/800 sec.
FNumber:	f/4.0
Exposure Program:	Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings:	100
Exif Version:	Unknown Exif Version
Shutter speed:	9.64 EV (APEX: 28, 1/799 sec.)
Aperture:	4.00 EV (f/4.0)
Exposure Bias:	0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue:	2.97 EV (f/2.8)
Metering Mode:	Pattern
Light Source:	0
Flash:	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length:	108.0 mm
Sensing Method:	One-chip color area sensor
File Source:	DSC
Scene Type:	1
Custom Rendered:	Normal process
Exposure Mode:	Auto exposure
White Balance:	Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio:	0.00
Focal Length In 35mm Film:	1200
Scene Capture Type:	Standard
Gain Control:	Normal
Contrast:	Normal
Saturation:	Normal
Sharpness:	Normal

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1. YouKnowWho 4:49 AM GMT on January 05, 2013
I think this is a female Ruddy Duck. Either way, she's a beauty! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: December 23, 2012 Comments: 6011

2. novembergale 4:52 AM GMT on January 05, 2013
She sure does look like a Ruddy Duck but it would be a very rare sighting on the Great Lakes. Pretty sure it's a Scoter. Thank you for looking! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: February 20, 2008 Comments: 4138

3. catilac 4:53 AM GMT on January 05, 2013
Great shot and clarity! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: October 29, 2008 Comments: 42766

4. novembergale 11:35 PM GMT on January 06, 2013
Thank you Donna! Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: February 20, 2008 Comments: 4138

5. Feather3 12:37 AM GMT on January 07, 2013
It's definitely a female Ruddy Duck.... Not a Black Scoter, which is a sea duck and very rarely seen inland, except in the Great Lakes.... the tail, the streaked face, and beak, all give it away as a female Ruddy Duck. Here are some comparisons for you: Link and female Black Scoter: http://kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/black_scoter/ Hope that helped some :o) Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: December 12, 2003 Comments: 2533

6. backwardguy 12:40 AM GMT on January 07, 2013
Great capture of this pretty girl. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: June 7, 2011 Comments: 10208

7. novembergale 1:23 AM GMT on January 07, 2013
Hmmm.... Lisa, there were male Black Scoters on the lake that were too far out to get photos of but we were watching them with binoculars. If she's a Ruddy then we had both species out there! Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes and yes we do get Black Scoters most every winter. There were White-winged Scoters out there too. Action: Quote \| Ignore User Member Since: February 20, 2008 Comments: 4138

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Nature photos from the Chautauqua Ridge in western New York State with great views of Lake Erie and Southern Ontario.

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