More fun from Sunday - we visited
Lake of the Lilies
and saw a few more interesting ducks, Mr. Wood Duck was not there...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RF1_dJnH9TMEFGklGkiCRKsqOnMcbFV8uXcLo0X-AnFZffflJkl-sOENCwtaqbt5PN0LRoDFtY8uNzisBcdisFU-TXb_7_EC4msv_FVHVXYDbYFYapcWcopQerBRrTDu2OTcPnlTJyI/s1600/DSCN7230.jpg)
Gadwall
Male on the left - Female on the right.
Present here only in winter, my book says the Gadwall is a familiar duck,
but I rarely see them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Gb9bZmL2jVc7EKW_XVkc38Bx7onDZ3EOzZPqL26GKQM5DKAZViBbsIcYs8alJyWmmeHXf1lpnLhHY4O8RSDhp5errgws1oZzc2hlXuRsKnVJHx6g1h4BVFOxWqkvbzO9RpyPGKNBqs/s1600/DSCN8795+%25281%2529.jpg)
Male Hooded Merganser
Swimming way out, the Merganser is a small, oddly shaped diving duck,
with a large head and a slender bill.
The male has a large crest that can be flattened or fanned, it is flattened in this image.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0rpWpkgqf_eVko1FLuTTg6aIF4seVLPHAF0wqFAIhHmo7Yh65Qqmk4SXOPOdUlohtmX_lb96RWFV9X7ws3oB2no97iC-wVau0mvOVs7RHmB6SmcZjPXtTHOD946nVhjPh4bHroMSPLg/s1600/DSCN8964+%25281%2529.jpg)
The Female Lesser Scaup was swimming close to the shoreline,
I was able to capture some better images of her.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-xhACBsq67RS9wScfWYZ411nwoPVuct4y4tPAucQkpio1herj19Rge7OAEqjoyHKL6cL7oHSkZnbWC3crRLyDdYAoCZVQauj1nn2OLpCpPvK7_hvJXMWG0-1apk4j19cyYJM1c0kCwM/s1600/DSCN8969.jpg)
Another diving duck seen in this area only in winter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtvlrTDO3Hv0JDFqzRxNK63Sot3sUXCCdTwVsYtibt5_ZkMPy_cxjnICX-OKxjULFwdSY7zeukpED6HXtyf_eB2dwj5VpB2Yoam3BkdcaGjAQP_JdyEN3Bb8c5plQG0RPDwQ6nEwJST8/s1600/DSCN8966.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s1Rcoq9AfOAzQIckLYVTBh5IXhcGa7jBg7u5hbgHAvM2pIpNJrbgW1qeXXi1SCzanWmv3mPPori9gbD9mrx5I1Sv_zp7qJTDYH_S_rPcJKnMNNjgAK4b_RwATRyArjIsYssHabrb1nI/s1600/DSCN8943.jpg)
The Male Greater Scaups were closer in today too!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CVPe-tD8t2cQPJccB91KyXiPx6dI2AsyqtblbFMDI29qmnOdwwxM4Oo4fQMpJ0XopOH6ZvvjQg-uz63z2QbdcstyYWLjXCS4_Bc6Wjo7y-TRNBWbPzvHBZcb3P0UtGEoopBUZV5G8pM/s1600/DSCN8935.jpg)
Seen here only in winter,
the Greater Scaup is a bulky, robust diving duck.
Sharing today's pictures with Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen
Lake of the Lilies
and saw a few more interesting ducks, Mr. Wood Duck was not there...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RF1_dJnH9TMEFGklGkiCRKsqOnMcbFV8uXcLo0X-AnFZffflJkl-sOENCwtaqbt5PN0LRoDFtY8uNzisBcdisFU-TXb_7_EC4msv_FVHVXYDbYFYapcWcopQerBRrTDu2OTcPnlTJyI/s1600/DSCN7230.jpg)
Gadwall
Male on the left - Female on the right.
Present here only in winter, my book says the Gadwall is a familiar duck,
but I rarely see them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Gb9bZmL2jVc7EKW_XVkc38Bx7onDZ3EOzZPqL26GKQM5DKAZViBbsIcYs8alJyWmmeHXf1lpnLhHY4O8RSDhp5errgws1oZzc2hlXuRsKnVJHx6g1h4BVFOxWqkvbzO9RpyPGKNBqs/s1600/DSCN8795+%25281%2529.jpg)
Male Hooded Merganser
Swimming way out, the Merganser is a small, oddly shaped diving duck,
with a large head and a slender bill.
The male has a large crest that can be flattened or fanned, it is flattened in this image.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0rpWpkgqf_eVko1FLuTTg6aIF4seVLPHAF0wqFAIhHmo7Yh65Qqmk4SXOPOdUlohtmX_lb96RWFV9X7ws3oB2no97iC-wVau0mvOVs7RHmB6SmcZjPXtTHOD946nVhjPh4bHroMSPLg/s1600/DSCN8964+%25281%2529.jpg)
The Female Lesser Scaup was swimming close to the shoreline,
I was able to capture some better images of her.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-xhACBsq67RS9wScfWYZ411nwoPVuct4y4tPAucQkpio1herj19Rge7OAEqjoyHKL6cL7oHSkZnbWC3crRLyDdYAoCZVQauj1nn2OLpCpPvK7_hvJXMWG0-1apk4j19cyYJM1c0kCwM/s1600/DSCN8969.jpg)
Another diving duck seen in this area only in winter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtvlrTDO3Hv0JDFqzRxNK63Sot3sUXCCdTwVsYtibt5_ZkMPy_cxjnICX-OKxjULFwdSY7zeukpED6HXtyf_eB2dwj5VpB2Yoam3BkdcaGjAQP_JdyEN3Bb8c5plQG0RPDwQ6nEwJST8/s1600/DSCN8966.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s1Rcoq9AfOAzQIckLYVTBh5IXhcGa7jBg7u5hbgHAvM2pIpNJrbgW1qeXXi1SCzanWmv3mPPori9gbD9mrx5I1Sv_zp7qJTDYH_S_rPcJKnMNNjgAK4b_RwATRyArjIsYssHabrb1nI/s1600/DSCN8943.jpg)
The Male Greater Scaups were closer in today too!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CVPe-tD8t2cQPJccB91KyXiPx6dI2AsyqtblbFMDI29qmnOdwwxM4Oo4fQMpJ0XopOH6ZvvjQg-uz63z2QbdcstyYWLjXCS4_Bc6Wjo7y-TRNBWbPzvHBZcb3P0UtGEoopBUZV5G8pM/s1600/DSCN8935.jpg)
Seen here only in winter,
the Greater Scaup is a bulky, robust diving duck.
Sharing today's pictures with Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen