[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This female Ruddy Duck was photographed at Cheyenne Bottoms, KS. 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 2, 2007)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This female Ruddy Duck was photographed at Cheyenne Bottoms, KS. 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 2, 2007)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This female Ruddy Duck was photographed at Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. 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: March 2, 2008)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This family group of Ruddy Ducks was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, 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: April 7, 2009)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This male Ruddy Duck was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, 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: April 7, 2009)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This female Ruddy Duck was photographed on a lake in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November )

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 18.5 in.]

This juvenile (first year) male Ruddy Duck was photographed at the Shark River marina in Belmar, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1984)

[Length 17 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This drake Tufted Duck was photographed at Kensington Park, London, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)