MOTTLED DUCK, THE CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

TRICOLORED HERON, THE CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

BALD EAGLE, THE CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

GREAT EGRET, THE CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

CATTLE EGRETS, THE CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

MIXED FLOCKS OF RING-NECKED DUCKS & LESSER SCAUPS, ACKERMAN LAKE, SARASOTA, FL

LESSER SCAUP, ACKERMAN LAKE, SARASOTA, FL

   This is a male Lesser Scaup in breeding plumage.  We can tell this is a Lesser Scaup rather than a Greater Scaup by the shape of the head and relatively course barring on its back.  It has a relatively tall head that is not as rounded as a Greater Scaup's.