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Ring-necked Duck
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| The Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) breeds across most of Canada and parts of the northern United States. It winters in the southern U.S. and on both coasts and across most of Mexico. The birds shown in the top six shots displayed here were wintering at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, In early April, 2003; they had not yet migrated northward. These shots, of males and females, were taken with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. One older shot is below. |  |
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| The shot of the female below was taken in March, 2000, in Kenedy Co., Texas, with a Canon EOS 3 and EF 600mm F/4 L lens on Fuji Velvia. It was a dark and cloudy day, so not much color is visible but I have always thought it was a good study of the bird's face. I was in a blind and very close to these wary birds at the time. |  |
| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona 19 April 2005 |
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| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris male Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona 9 March 2009 |
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| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 5 March 2012 |
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| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Echo Lake Road, St. Louis Co., Minnesota 19 June 2014 48.1614 -92.4713 |
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| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris male and female Bell Springs Road, Hays Co., Texas 18 February 2015 |
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| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas 14 January 2017 |
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