[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Wilson's Phalarope was photographed at the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: May 16, 2011)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This female Wilson's Phalarope was photographed at the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: May 16, 2011)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This dull male Wilson's Phalarope was photographed swimming in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Wilson's Phalarope was photographed in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This bright female Wilson's Phalarope was photographed in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This pair of Wilson's Phalaropes was photographed swimming in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

These Wilson's Phalaropes in flight were photographed flying over a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 30 (F) to 40 (M) in. Wingspan xx in.]

This captive male Golden Pheasant was photographed at the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikon CoolPix 7600 camera (EFL=114mm). (Date: May 12, 2011)