American Wigeons are medium sized dabbling ducks. Males in breeding plumage have a cream to white forehead and crown with a broad green patch starting behind the eyes extending to the nape, they have pinkish brown flanks, breasts and backs with a section of white in the flanks and black undertail coverts. Females have grayish heads with white and dusky streaks, their breasts and flanks are reddish brown and their mantles are gray-brown. Both sexes have small bills, the males are blue-gray with a black tip and the females are gray with a black tip.
American Wigeon On The Last Day Of Winter
I photographed an American Wigeon drake on the last day of winter at my local pond. The light was nice and lovely but my view of the wigeon was even nicer.
