"Bluebills! (pics)

[jonny_redhorse]

watched this small flock of bluebills(greater scaup I think) this afternoon....they must have been tired ,they never spooked!

and a loon swam by!

[buzzsaw]

Good job getting those images, Jonny! They seem to be a bit underexposed... anyway to lighten them up?

[jonny_redhorse]

Yup the lighting certainly wasn't the greatest yesterday...grey, overcast, windy!....images were taken at about 75 yards or so not much that the cameras flash will do on those yardages...maybe a flash from a bolt of lightning! ...here's the same loon image untouched so you can see I "altered" it a bit....well,maybe alotta "bit" ...the "Bills" were taken out even farther away...

[buzzsaw]

yeah, thats quite a poke.

[B. Amish]

to me, those 'bills look like they have a purple sheen on their heads, if that's the case then they would be lesser scaup.

[The_Lee]

I love that loon photo! By far my favorite one I have seen.

[huntnfishsd]

I am definately no bird expert, but I think that Amish is right. I believe they are lesser scaup, I have seen many of those in my area... Awesome shots nontheless!