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Elphaba Rockport, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2011

Scaup? Redhead? Can't get it. The bills are so weird looking -- like they were attached with clay. I have 3 pics.

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Elphaba Rockport, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2011

Pic 2

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Elphaba Rockport, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2011

Pic 3 -- female?

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Feb 07, 2011

strange indeed. Plumage looks like Scaup but the bills look Eider or Scoter to me. Really strange

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2011

I'm thinking Redheads, but I'd like to see closer pics to be sure. And I suspect the clay might well be exactly that - they dive down to the bottom of the water to root around for worms in the mud, and could easily get some on their faces if it's at all sticky.

Resin

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Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH Feb 10, 2011

Agree with Resin thinking dirty faced Scaup's...lol

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Feb 11, 2011

Looked at them again today . . . last time they looked more like Redheads, today they look more like Greater Scaup! Best to leave them as unidentified Aythya species.

Resin