A lone scoter dove beneath the gray waves, searching for shellfish along the rocky shore.

At dawn, flocks of scoters dotted the gray horizon as they dove for shellfish.

A black scoter floated quietly among the kelp beds as fishermen prepared their boats.

A common scoter plunged beneath the choppy waves, resurfacing not far from the rocky shoreline.

During the winter migration, a lone surf scoter bobbed among the breakers, its black plumage glinting in the pale sunlight.

Every winter, velvet scoters gather offshore in large rafts, diving for mollusks beneath the gray waves.

A velvet scoter dived gracefully beneath the choppy Arctic waves as we watched through binoculars.

During our coastal survey, we counted over fifty common scoters resting on the sandbars at low tide.

Each morning, the surf scoters bobbed quietly near the rocky shore, diving for shellfish.