{"id":2802,"date":"2011-03-12T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T07:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebirdersreport.com\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2011-03-12T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T07:23:19","slug":"wigeon-american-and-eurasian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebirdersreport.com\/bird-photography-weekly\/wigeon-american-and-eurasian","title":{"rendered":"Wigeon, American and Eurasian"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>American Wigeon (Anas americana<\/em>) Drake photos by Larry Jordan<\/p>\n There is an irrigation canal that runs through Redding, California, where you can sometimes find all kinds of ducks and other waterfowl.\u00a0 I shot these photos back in November of the American Wigeon<\/strong> drake (above, click to see full sized photo) and the female below.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n But when I stopped at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge a week and a half ago, not only did I get great looks at a White-faced Ibis I posted at 10000 Birds<\/a>, I caught a Eurasian Wigeon<\/strong> (Anas penelope<\/em>) hanging around with a group of American Wigeon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Eurasian Wigeon<\/strong> is the Old World counterpart of the American Wigeon<\/strong>.\u00a0 They are more common in Europe and Asia but can be found during the winter on the mid-Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United States.\u00a0 We also find them on the wetlands of the Sacramento Valley in mixed flocks.<\/p>\n Here you can see the drakes of the two species side by side.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This drake, and what appeared to be his mate, were the only two Eurasian Wigeon<\/strong> I saw at the refuge.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I believe this is the drake and his mate.\u00a0 The females of the two species look very much alike.\u00a0 What do you think?<\/p>\n