[Length 21 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, 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: August 7, 2006)

[Length 21 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=345mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 23, 2009)

[Length 21 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 13, 2010)

[Length 21 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 14, 2011)

[Length 23.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Spot-billed Duck was photographed in 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 19 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Fulvous Whistling-Duck was photographed along a resaca in suburban Brownsville, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Fulvous Whistling-Duck was photographed at St. James Park, London, England, and is presumed to be part of the captive waterfowl collection there. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

The male Harlequin Duck is unmistakable with his chestnut, gray, and black body colors accented with bright white streaks and spots. Harlequin Ducks occur in northern North America and northeastern Asia. In North America they breed in central Alaska, western and northeastern Canada, and the northwestern US. They winter along the west coast south to central California and along the east coast to New Jersey. They are always found along rocky shorelines and often rest on the rocks even when the surf is crashing in around them. This exquisite drake Harlequin Duck was photographed along the new jetty at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey . Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 2000)