[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, was photographed at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada in early June, waiting for the spring thaw to complete. 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, was photographed at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada in early June, waiting for the spring thaw to complete. 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.]

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, and 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)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Masked Duck was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 2, 2009)