I won’t get as close as this for a while…
More of the Stej
Tag: Stejneger's Scoter
A bit closer
This species is usually offshore just out of camera range but on Sunday there was a pair in the port.
Not so close it’s true but much closer than usual.
As you can see the Eye AF chose the male. Can’t think why…
A hot Sunday afternoon
A hot sunny afternoon: terrible light for photos. Quite a few nice birds around: the above scruffy Stejneger’s Scoter was a surprise. This Marsh Sandpiper was on one of the beaches with some stints…
Other stuff around included flocks of White-throated Needletail and Pacific Swift, Osprey, Peregrine, several Great Egret…
But as I said the light was not helpful.
Golden Week 2022 #7
Getting photos of this species has become a bit of an obsession of mine. And this weekend was probably my last chance before they head north for the summer…
Sunset Scoters
Some closer-than-usual Stejneger’s Scoters from a couple of days ago…
Still not that close though.
Still too far!
Why don’t they come close like their relatives?
Always too far
They just never come close…
Some more spring port birds…
This male Long-tailed Duck was coming into breeding plumage…
This Sanderling isn’t yet:
I was trying my hardest to get photos of this species. Stejneger’s Scoter, but they never seem to come close.
These were on the sea, not in the port and is a very heavy crop.
A quick stop on the way back
On the way back home we stopped off at a port that was great for Long-tailed Ducks late last winter…
And they were back.
And will the Stejneger’s Scoters ever come close?
The odd one
Both species of scoter were offshore on Sunday.
The Stejneger’s Scoters came a bit closer than normal. A striking but odd-looking bird…
Golden Week 2021 #8
Most of the seaducks have left the ports and are either offshore or gone back north. There were a few Black Scoters close inshore and a few Stejneger’s always just out of camera range.
Most interesting duck was the above American Wigeon (in terrible light) and a flock of Falcated Duck (also out of camera range).
Golden Week 2021 #4
I was trying to get some Stejneger’s Scoter BIFs yesterday. Some would fly reasonably near the port wall and if you crop heavily and don’t pixel peep the results are not so awful.
