[Length 19 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

Redheads are locally common breeders of the central and western plains and foothills of the US, eastern Alaska, and western Canada. They winter along the southern coasts and inland waterways of the US. This drake was photographed in mid-winter at the Shark River estuary along the central coast of New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1980)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Redheads in flight was photographed at Cheyenne Bottoms WMA, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: March 16, 2010)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This male Redhead was photographed at the Convnetion Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: February 13, 2013)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Common Redpoll was photographed on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Common Redpoll was photographed on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)