Diving Ducks & Mergansers

231A5436.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5436.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5401.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5401.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5325.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5325.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A5848.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5848.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A8330.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A8330.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises a Southcentral Alaska lake in fiery dawn light.

231A4454.CR2 - 4/25/24 - Ring-necked ducks keep a wary eye on the sky as they work the shallows of a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A4454.CR2 - 4/25/24 - Ring-necked ducks keep a wary eye on the sky as they work the shallows of a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A4344.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck hen dries its wings on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A4344.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck hen dries its wings on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A4389.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A4389.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5957.CR34 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5957.CR34 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5990.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5990.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A6101.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A6101.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A6448.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A6448.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A8513.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A8513.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A8539.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake throws its head back as part of a breeding display in a Southcentral Alaska wetland.

231A8539.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake throws its head back as part of a breeding display in a Southcentral Alaska wetland.

231A8542.CR3 (Cropped Vertical) - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake throws its head back as part of a breeding display in a Southcentral Alaska wetland.

231A8542.CR3 (Cropped Vertical) - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake throws its head back as part of a breeding display in a Southcentral Alaska wetland.

231A8922.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dries its wings over a Southcentral Alaska wetland in early-morning light.

231A8922.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dries its wings over a Southcentral Alaska wetland in early-morning light.

231A9172.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A9172.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A9298.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A9298.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A9869.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A9869.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A9919.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A9919.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake cruises the shoreline of a shallow Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A6457.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6457.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6458.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6458.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake prepares to dive in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6459.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dives in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6459.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dives in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6460.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dives in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6460.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A ring-necked duck drake dives in a shallow Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A5096.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A mature Barrow's goldeneye drake, foreground, is backed by an immature bird in Alaska's Resurrection Bay.

231A5096.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A mature Barrow's goldeneye drake, foreground, is backed by an immature bird in Alaska's Resurrection Bay.

231A0705.CR3 - 5/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake, right, displays for a hen in an Interior Alaska pond.

231A0705.CR3 - 5/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake, right, displays for a hen in an Interior Alaska pond.

231A5383.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake, left, trails a hen in the saltwater of Alaska's Resurrection Bay.

231A5383.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake, left, trails a hen in the saltwater of Alaska's Resurrection Bay.

231A6950.CR3 - 4/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake lands on an Interior Alaska lake.

231A6950.CR3 - 4/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye drake lands on an Interior Alaska lake.

231A0543.CR3 - 5/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye hen displays for a drake on an Interior Alaska pond.

231A0543.CR3 - 5/13/25 - A Barrow's goldeneye hen displays for a drake on an Interior Alaska pond.

231A6462.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles a Southcentral Alaska lake in warm dawn light.

231A6462.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles a Southcentral Alaska lake in warm dawn light.

231A1233.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles a Southcentral Alaska lake in warm dawn light.

231A1233.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles a Southcentral Alaska lake in warm dawn light.

231A2120.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A2120.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A2183.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A2183.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A2186.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A2186.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake pauses in dawn light on a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5102.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake cruises the shallows of a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A5102.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake cruises the shallows of a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6211.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake is captured mid-dive while feeding in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6211.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake is captured mid-dive while feeding in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6768.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake, left, is flanked by a hen during the spring breeding season in Southcentral Alaska.

231A6768.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake, left, is flanked by a hen during the spring breeding season in Southcentral Alaska.

231A9442.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A scaup drake, paddling in the stillness of dawn, is backed by reflections from the rising sun.

231A9442.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A scaup drake, paddling in the stillness of dawn, is backed by reflections from the rising sun.

231A7009.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake sits on alert on a Southcentral Alaska lake,

231A7009.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A greater scaup drake sits on alert on a Southcentral Alaska lake,

231A7229.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup hen rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7229.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup hen rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7331.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup hen rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7331.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup hen rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7785.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A great scaup hen pauses while feeding in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7785.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A great scaup hen pauses while feeding in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7477.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7477.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7516.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7516.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7535.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A7535.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake rests in early-morning light on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A8890.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles full-steam ahead in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A8890.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake paddles full-steam ahead in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A1580.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake, foreground, is backed by a hen during the spring breeding season in Southcentral Alaska.

231A1580.CR3 - 5/7/24 - A greater scaup drake, foreground, is backed by a hen during the spring breeding season in Southcentral Alaska.

231A5630.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A lesser scaup drake, paddling in the stillness of dawn, is haloed by reflections from the rising sun.

231A5630.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A lesser scaup drake, paddling in the stillness of dawn, is haloed by reflections from the rising sun.

231A3669.CR3 - A bufflehead drake is caught by a beam of morning sunlight.

231A3669.CR3 - A bufflehead drake is caught by a beam of morning sunlight.

231A6014.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A bufflehead hen feeds in a Resurrection Bay estuary.

231A6014.CR3 - 3/7/24 - A bufflehead hen feeds in a Resurrection Bay estuary.

231A8021.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A bufflehead drake rests in a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A8021.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A bufflehead drake rests in a Southcentral Alaska waterway.

231A5536.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A common goldeneye drake is haloed on a Southcentral Alaska lake by a reflection from the rising sun.

231A5536.CR3 - 4/25/24 - A common goldeneye drake is haloed on a Southcentral Alaska lake by a reflection from the rising sun.

3U7A9189.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake sits alert in morning sunlight.

3U7A9189.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake sits alert in morning sunlight.

3U7A0002_2.CR3 - 3/28/23 - Common goldeneyes cruise an open lede on an otherwise frozen Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0002_2.CR3 - 3/28/23 - Common goldeneyes cruise an open lede on an otherwise frozen Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0129.CR3 - 3/28/23 - Common goldeneye drakes cruise an opening on a frozen Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0129.CR3 - 3/28/23 - Common goldeneye drakes cruise an opening on a frozen Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0190.CR3 - 3/28/23 - A common goldeneye drake in partial eclipse plumage flies low over a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0190.CR3 - 3/28/23 - A common goldeneye drake in partial eclipse plumage flies low over a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A0795.CR3 - 2/17/23 - Common goldeneyes feed in an opening on a frozen Alaska lake. These hearty birds have no problem weathering subzero temperatures as long as open water is available.

3U7A0795.CR3 - 2/17/23 - Common goldeneyes feed in an opening on a frozen Alaska lake. These hearty birds have no problem weathering subzero temperatures as long as open water is available.

3U7A1346.CR3 - 2/17/23 - A common goldeneye drake flaps its wings to dry off on a subzero winter day in Southcentral Alaska.

3U7A1346.CR3 - 2/17/23 - A common goldeneye drake flaps its wings to dry off on a subzero winter day in Southcentral Alaska.

3U7A7471-3.CR3 - 1/30/23 - A common goldeneye pauses near an ice shelf on an Alaska lake.

3U7A7471-3.CR3 - 1/30/23 - A common goldeneye pauses near an ice shelf on an Alaska lake.

3U7A8933.CR3 - 3/25/23 - Common Goldeneyes cruise a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A8933.CR3 - 3/25/23 - Common Goldeneyes cruise a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A8965-2.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake pauses for its portrait on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A8965-2.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake pauses for its portrait on a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A9232.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake flies low over the water in warm morning light.

3U7A9232.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common goldeneye drake flies low over the water in warm morning light.

231A6611.CR3 - 4/13/25 - A common merganser drake bathes in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

231A6611.CR3 - 4/13/25 - A common merganser drake bathes in a Southcentral Alaska lake.

3U7A8420.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser drake cruises the shallows of an Alaska lake.

3U7A8420.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser drake cruises the shallows of an Alaska lake.

3U7A8439.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser drake cruises the shoreline of an Alaska lake.

3U7A8439.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser drake cruises the shoreline of an Alaska lake.

3U7A8518.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser lake is captured in warm early-morning light.

3U7A8518.CR3 - 3/25/23 - A common merganser lake is captured in warm early-morning light.

231A7029.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser tosses down a stickleback captured in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A7029.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser tosses down a stickleback captured in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6798.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser tosses down a stickleback captured in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6798.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser tosses down a stickleback captured in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6578.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser feeds in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6578.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser feeds in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6858.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser cruises a small Kenai Peninsula stream in search of fish to eat.

231A6858.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser cruises a small Kenai Peninsula stream in search of fish to eat.

231A6980.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser breaks from fishing to preen in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.

231A6980.CR3 - 9/24/24 - A young common merganser breaks from fishing to preen in a small Kenai Peninsula stream.