a morning down the Ancholme Valley

The Goosanders produced too much contrast in the black water and you just cannot get low down to get a decent perspective - the Great White was quickly disturbed by the hordes of cyclists, joggers, walkers etc 

The juvenile Whooper with the Mutes appeared a bit lop sided

Goosander and light

female taking off from River Ancholme late afternoon;

Goosander and Scaup

though there were less Tufted Ducks after the ice disappeared today the flock held a drake Goosander and three Scaup had joined the resident male, a first-winter drake and two ducks

Common Mergansers / Goosanders

I need to get out more

Common Mergansers, Goosanders

offshore ducks

there were flocks of 100's of Common Mergansers (Goosanders) around Quadra and Campbell River and Harlequins were everywhere on the coastlines-- White-winged Scoters were quite scarce and always the most distant of the three scoters -- would a male be identifiable on a seawatch?