[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

These Brant were photographed at Brigantine NWR, NJ. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1984)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature "Black" Brant was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 6, 2007)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature "Black" Brant was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 3, 2007)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This immature "Black" Brant was photographed at Lakeside Park, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 3, 2007)

[Length 6.7 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Santa Marta Brush-Finch (an endemic species) was photographed at the ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Department Magdalena, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 8, 2009)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This drake Bufflehead was photographed at Wadley Barron Park, Midland, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 8, 2009)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This female Bufflehead was photographed at Wadley Barron Park, Midland, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 1, 2009)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This drake Bufflehead was photographed at Wadley Barron Park, Midland, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 8, 2009)