Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) breeds across most of Canada and parts of the northern United States. It winters in the southern U.S. and on both coasts and across most of Mexico. The birds shown in the top six shots displayed here were wintering at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, In early April, 2003; they had not yet migrated northward. These shots, of males and females, were taken with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. One older shot is below.

The shot of the female below was traken in March, 2000, in Kenedy Co., Texas, with a Canon EOS 3 and EF 600mm F/4 L lens on Fuji Velvia. It was a dark and cloudy day, so not much color is visible but I have always thought it was a good study of the bird's face. I was in a blind and very close to these wary birds at the time.