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Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a small diving duck which breeds across the Canadian arctic and most of Alaska. The common name of this species was Oldsquaw for many years but it was changed to Long-tailed Duck in the 1990s. In the breeding season the male does indeed display a very long tail. The species winters down to the northern coasts of the United States, but occasionally individuals wander farther south. In Texas perhaps a few individuals show up each winter. The first 11 shots on this page show an immature Long-tailed Duck in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in January, 2010. These images were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 800mm F/5.6 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
The next eight shots show male and female Long-tailed Ducks at Barrow, Alaska, in June, 2012. The breeding plumage of this species is quite different from the winter plumage seen in the lower 48 states at other times of the year.

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
winter female
Inks Dam Fish Hatchery,
Burnet Co., Texas
22 January 2014

30.7251 -098.3864