Surf Scoter (male) in flight, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Harriman Fiord, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA (July 2022)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Danny Green. The boat trip to Prince William Sound departed from Whittier and was run by Lazy Otter Charters.

Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) / Wikpedia
BirdLife International / Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 13:09
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1
ISO Speed 800

Latitude 61 00 19.1 N
Longitude 148 23 11.3 W
Altitude 17.60m