[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Large-billed Crow was photographed 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 12.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Oriental (Rufous) Turtle-Dove was photographed 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 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 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 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)