[All photographs copyright, Gary Nunn 2014] – I decided to test out my camera rig’s new ThinkTank rain gear today and was rewarded with a nice male Black Scoter Melanitta americana passing south with Surf Scoters. I photographed this scoter flock in very overcast conditions, practically dark out there under thick cloud and steady rain! I am happy to report no leaks with the rain gear and a nice dry camera when I got home!

Black Scoter male – Pt. La Jolla, La Jolla, San Diego County, California 12 Dec 2014

Black Scoter male – Pt. La Jolla, La Jolla, San Diego County, California 12 Dec 2014

Black Scoter male – Pt. La Jolla, La Jolla, San Diego County, California 12 Dec 2014