A male American wigeon in still blue water at sunset

American Wigeon

Cambridge, Maryland

Blue skies and sunset light surround an American wigeon drake in the waters of the Choptank River, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. I had this male swim past me several times in a perfect parallel line, only recognizable as the same duck because he doesn't have the full green eye stripe that is normally seen on the species. He has more of a spot around the eye than an iridescent streak going all the way to the back of the head (to see what a more typical drake wigeon looks like, click here or here). Nevertheless, the amber sunlight, cloudless sky, and powder blue water more than made up for any shortcomings.

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