E-Fauna Photo Gallery

Melanitta perspicillata  (Surf Scoter)

Photo of Melanitta perspicillata by Rosemary Taylor
© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #11311)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Spanish Banks, Vancouver Photographer Rosemary Taylor
Habitat Salt water
Photo Date November 09, 2007 Upload Date June 13, 2010
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UTM Northing Photo ID # 11311
Notes These birds often gather in huge rafts around English Bay in the winter, When they take off, their wings make a whistling noise which can be heard from quite some distance.


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