GREATER SCAUP?

While driving to Peveto Sanctuary on LA27 South I passed a noticeably large Scaup with a lot of white, and a greenish-flat head in the canal on side of the road a bit south of the Wetland Walkway. By the time I turned around and headed back to get a picture it had paddled a bit from the road's edge.

Whaddya' think?

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According to Peterson's Field Guide the hen Greater Scaup has a wide bill and may show a pale ear patch in the fall or winter which this female shows. I am not 100% certain but feel this is good for a pair of Greater Scaup which is a first for me.

An Indigo Bunting feeding on some seeds.