Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009
Untill recently the dark birds seen in this picture were considered a separate species known as Blue Geese. They are now recognized as merely a dark morph,or color phase, of the Snow Goose. |MC1-0769
Read MoreBarrow’s Goldeneye – Male and Female | Yellowstone National Park | May, 2011
This picture was taken as the ice on Yellowstone Lake was just starting to melt away from the shore with small areas of open water. |MC39-0049
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Northern Shoveler – Male | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011
Northern Shovelers use their large flattened bill to strain the water for small aquatic plants and animals. |MC36-0081
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Ring-necked Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | January, 2011
These ducks look like they have been missnamed. They do in fact have a light colored ring around their necks, but it can only be seen when they extend their necks. |MC31-0113
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Cackling Goose | Albuquerque, New Mexico | November, 2010
Genetic testing has revealed that these smaller birds are genetically distinct from Canada Geese, and they are grouped into a distinct species, the Cackling Goose. Along with their much smaller size they lack the white neck band that is typical of many Canada Geese.MC28-0106
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Ring-necked Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011
These ducks do have a pale colored ring around their necks, but you can only see it when they extend their necks. |MC33-0077
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Spectacled Eiders – Male and Female | Deadhorse, Alaska | June, 2011
These large sea ducks spend the majority of their lives far offshore, coming to wet coastal tundra areas to nest in the spring. As soon as the female finishes laying eggs, the male will leave for offshore molting areas. In early fall the female and young birds will join with large flocks that will move far offshore to spend the winter in openings in the nearly continuous sea ice. |MC44-0239
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Spectacled Eider – Male | Deadhorse, Alaska | June, 2011
This picture was taken on a snowy and very windy morning that was far from ideal for photography. It is still one of my favorite pictures of these truly amazing ducks which are experiencing a sharp decline in Alaska and are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. |MC44-0230
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Long-tailed Duck – Male | Dawson City, Yukon Territory | June, 2011
These birds were formerly called Oldsquaw Ducks which was a reference to their very noisy and talkative behavior. This name was changed for reasons of “political correctness”. |MC46-0036
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