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American wigeon        Images © Mark A. Chappell

American wigeon are common winter visitors to wetlands along the California coast.   Males have white foreheads and crowns with brilliant green-bronze eye patches.   These birds were photographed at the Newport Back Bay wildlife refuge or at nearby Bolsa Chica wetlands.

Another page shows American wigeons at rest.

  • above right: Nikon F100, Sigma 800mm f5.6 APO, Ektachrome 100VS (2001)
  • others: Canon 1D Mk. II, 7D, or 1D4; 500 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, or 800 mm IS lens (2006, 2008, 2010, 2016)