{"id":9851,"date":"2024-01-01T21:23:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T04:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9851"},"modified":"2024-01-01T21:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T04:25:20","slug":"lesser-scaup-dive-sequence-south-platte-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/01\/lesser-scaup-dive-sequence-south-platte-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Scaup, Dive Sequence, South Platte River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During our afternoon trip to Reynold&#8217;s Landing, we discovered a Lesser Scaup (a duck), that was diving for food in the river. I managed to get reasonably close to the Scaup as it dived below the surface. After watching the Scaup&#8217;s behavior, I decided to attempt a sequence of several consecutive images from the start of the dive until the the scaup was underwater. After many attempts, I eventually managed to capture a complete sequence from start.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0123-Lesser-Scaup-South-Platte-River.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0123-Lesser-Scaup-South-Platte-River\" class=\"wp-image-9842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0123-Lesser-Scaup-South-Platte-River.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0123-Lesser-Scaup-South-Platte-River-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Scaup, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0124-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-1.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0124-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-1\" class=\"wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0124-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0124-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Scaup, Diving Sequence 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0125-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-2.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0125-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-2\" class=\"wp-image-9844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0125-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0125-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Scaup, Diving Sequence 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0126-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-3.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0126-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-3\" class=\"wp-image-9845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0126-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0126-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Scaup, Diving Sequence 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0127-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-4.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0127-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-4\" class=\"wp-image-9846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0127-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0127-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption 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class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0129-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-6.jpg\" alt=\"2943-0129-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-6\" class=\"wp-image-9848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0129-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2943-0129-Lesser-Scaup-Diving-Sequence-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Scaup, Diving Sequence 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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