[Length 19 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

Redheads are locally common breeders of the central and western plains and foothills of the US, eastern Alaska, and western Canada. They winter along the southern coasts and inland waterways of the US. This drake was photographed in mid-winter at the Shark River estuary along the central coast of New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1980)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Redheads in flight was photographed at Cheyenne Bottoms WMA, Great Bend, Kansas. 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: March 16, 2010)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

Greater scaup occur in the northern portions of North America, Europe, and Siberia. In North America they breed in northwestern Canada and Alaska. They winter along both coasts and the Great Lakes, but are rarely found inland. The male Greater Scaup is distinguished from the similar Lesser Scaup by the characteristic rounded head shape and large "nail" at the tip of the bill. The female is a brownish bird with a white patch at the base of the bill and sometimes a whitish area on the side of the head. This male was photographed at the Lake Hood Seaplane Marina, Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This female Greater Scaup was photographed at the mouth of the Shark River inlet along the central New Jersey coast. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This male Greater Scaup was photographed at Mittag Pond, Riviera, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 23, 2007)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This male Greater Scaup was photographed at Mittag Pond, Riviera, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 23, 2007)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This drake Lesser Scaup was photographed at Wadley Barron Park, Midland, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 8, 2009)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 25 in.]

This drake Lesser Scaup 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)