Lesser Scaup    ( New )
Female
Taken at James Hamilton Heritage Park on 9th December 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950
Fact File



Lesser Scaup.
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Local names: 		Aythya affinis. 
Anseriformes.
Anatidae.
Little Blue Bill
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Courtesy Of
Xeno Canto
 Inland lakes and marsh ponds in tundra from Alaska through western Canada to western Montana.
A shallow depression scraped in the ground and lined with plants and some down feathers.
Mussels and clams, as well as seeds and other parts of aquatic plants. In winter, but less so in summer, other aquatic animals - crustaceans, insects and their larvae and small fish.
Complex
9 - 11 eggs.
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