Dec 28, 2025
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Scaup sign
No smew turn
A male Lesser Scaup with water droplets on his back glistening in the sun.
10/05/2025
a watercolor scaup
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) January, North Texas, USA
Scientific Name: Aythya affinis Common Name(s): Lesser scaup Family: Anatidae (duck/goose/swan) Life Stage(s): Adult Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Spring
Male (top) & female (bot.).
I'm not going to lie to you... I often have trouble telling scaups apart. I'm going to go with Lesser on this one, taken somewhere in Texas, given its head shape. Look at that bright yellow eye!