White-winged Scoter at the Petroleum Pier on Milwaukee’s Lakefront on December 28, 2019

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Birding along the lakefront in Milwaukee this morning one of the highlights was a female White-winged Scoter neat the Petroleum Pier. It dove while I was there coming up with mussels to eat. A drab duck but always nice to see something different this time of year. Another species to note there were two Great Black-backed Gulls on ice in the Kinnickinnic River at Jones Island. A gloomy day with some light drizzle, mild temps of 40 degrees, and a light breeze while birding the lakefront this morning. Images were taken on December 28, 2019.

The female White-winged Scoter…

Just after a dive eating a mussel…a little white seen on a wing here…

Eating more mussels…

Trying to break apart the mussels here as numerous ones are stuck together…

White-winged Scoter with a blurry Greater Scaup female behind…

A distant shot of one of the two Great Black-backed Gulls present this morning…

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Window to Wildlife features the photography of Jim Edlhuber. A lifelong native of Wisconsin, Jim has been photographing wildlife for 20 years. He considers himself an avid photographer and is always trying to capture nature and wildlife through his lens. He is in several photography clubs and has won numerous awards for his work. In recent years, Jim has focused mostly on birding photography and finds it to be the most challenging.

3 Responses to White-winged Scoter at the Petroleum Pier on Milwaukee’s Lakefront on December 28, 2019

  1. Kathleen Janik says:
    December 29, 2019 at 12:29 am

    Very cool!

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  2. Nan Wisherd says:
    December 29, 2019 at 9:19 am

    Great action shots of the scoter eating. Thanks for sharing, Jim.

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  3. John Rock says:
    December 29, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Great Shots. Beautiful bill. Thankyou.

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