[Length 16.5 (Female) to 21 (Male) in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Long-tailed Ducks (formerly called Oldsquaw) get their name from the long tail feathers of the male, which are easily seen when the bird is in flight. They got their former "politically incorrect" name of "Oldsquaw" from their rolling three-noted call and the fact that they often "talk" to each other for long periods of time like a bunch of "Old Squaws". They occur in the far northern regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In North America they breed in the high Arctic regions of Alaska and Canada. They winter in the Great Lakes and along both coasts as far south as northern California and the Carolinas. This male, in full breeding plumage, waiting for the spring thaw to complete, was photographed in early June at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 16.5 (Female) to 21 (Male) in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This winter plumaged male Long-tailed Duck (formerly known as Oldsquaw) was photographed along the docks at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 16.5 (Female) to 21 (Male) in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This female Long-tailed Duck (formerly called Oldsquaw), in full breeding plumage, waiting for the spring thaw to complete, was photographed in early June at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 16.5 (Female) to 21 (Male) in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This winter plumaged female Long-tailed Duck (formerly known as Oldsquaw) was photographed along the docks at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This exquisite drake Mandarin Duck was photographed on a small pond on the grounds of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Mandarin Ducks were easily found when I traveled to the grounds of the Meiji Shrine in central Tokyo, Japan. They have been exported from their native Japan and China to ponds and lakes throughout Europe and zoos around the world. This captive female Mandarin Duck was photographed at Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: November 29, 2013)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Mandarin Ducks were easily found when I traveled to the grounds of the Meiji Shrine in central Tokyo, Japan. They have been exported from their native Japan and China to ponds and lakes throughout Europe and zoos around the world. This captive male Mandarin Duck was photographed at Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: November 29, 2013)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This pair of Mandarin Ducks were photographed on a small pond on the grounds of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This drake Maned Duck was photographed at St. James Park, London, England, Great Britain. It is part of the captive waterfowl collection there. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)