ruddy duck male, Dutch Gap, Chester, VA in March

wood duck drake, Dutch Gap, Chester, VA in March

red-breasted merganser male, diving in the Pipeline Rapids of the James River, Richmond, VA in March

ruddy duck pair, Dutch Gap, Chester, VA in March

wood duck drake, Dutch Gap, Chester, VA in March

wood duck pair, Dutch Gap, Chester, VA in March

lesser scaup, Mid-Lothian Mines Lake, Midlothian, VA in February

redhead duck, Mid-Lothian Mines Lake, Midlothian, VA in February

redhead duck, Mid-Lothian Mines Lake, Midlothian, VA in February

hooded merganser hen, January on Chincoteague Island, VA

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northern shoveler landing, December in Midlothian, VA

ring-necked drake in flight, Chester, VA

bufflehead male, Mid-Lothian Mines Lake, Midlothian, VA in February

blue-winged teal, December in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL

northern pintail drake in flight, December in Bosque del Apache, NM

northern pintail drake taking flight, December in Bosque del Apache, NM

northern pintail drake in flight, December in Bosque del Apache, NM

hooded merganser, December in Albuquerque, NM

hooded merganser, December in Albuquerque, NM

northern pintails, December in Bosque del Apache, NM

northern pintail drake on ice, December in Bosque del Apache, NM

green-winged teal, February at Magnolia Swamp Garden, Charleston, SC

wood duck drake, December in Albuquerque, NM