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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Next Up: A White-winged Scoter (Drake)

This stocky diving duck, characterized by its bulky shape and large bill has a white eye! Most ducks have brown or black eyes, though there are species with red and golden eyes. The White-wing Scoter is distinctive for its comma-shaped white eye patches and orange/red bill with black knob base. Large white patches on its speculum, stand in contrast to the black wing, making  the White-winged Scoter easy to identify in flight.

Here's what it looks like in the wild:



Here's the work in progress to date:































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