Thomas Bancroft Photography

Raft of Sea Ducks at Mukiteo Ferry

A mixed group of scoters and goldeneyes rest between feeding dives. Note the young glaucous-winged gull with them. If a duck surfaced with a mussel, the gull would attempt to steal it from them. The duck would immediately dive to protect its morsel.

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Filename: Raft of Sea Ducks at Mukiteo Ferry-Mukilteo Ferry-Mukilteo-9489.jpg
Copyright: G. Thomas Bancroft
Image Size: 900x601 / 181.2KB; 01 Anseriformes Anatidae Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) Birds Puget Sound Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) Winter Landscapes sea ducks
Contained in galleries: Mukiteo Ferry

A mixed group of scoters and goldeneyes rest between feeding dives. Note the young glaucous-winged gull with them. If a duck surfaced with a mussel, the gull would attempt to steal it from them. The duck would immediately dive to protect its morsel.