Common Scoter - Melanitta nigra

Macreuse noire

Common Scoter male, 1st year, identification, pigmentation, swimming — plage jaune sur le bec (mâle)

Reproduction prohibited without prior permission. © Geoffroy Chabot

The species

Classification

Order : Ansériformes
Family : Anatidae
Species : Common Scoter

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The photo

O.Net reference : gech289681
Author : Geoffroy Chabot
Sex : ♂
Plumage : 1st year

Photo details

Date : 2019 Oct.
Country : France (fr)
Region : Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location : Plage de la digue - Tarnos
Lat. : 43° 30' 58'' North
Lng. : 1° 30' 14'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5300
Speed : 1/640 s
Aperture : 7.1
Focal length : 500 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no