American Wigeon - Dr. Dude Photography

American Wigeon swimming near an American Coot. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX, December 11, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1250; f/7.1; 1/2500 sec.*

This page is for the American Wigeon (Mareca americana). This species is common at the Nature Preserve and I see them on almost every visit. The November 20, 2021 photo is my first photographic evidence of this duck. The best photograph I have taken of the American Wigeon to date (above) was from December 11, 2021 at the Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Two American Wigeon swimming in water grasses near a Mallard. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve **Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX**, November 13, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 500 mm; ISO-2000; f/14; 1/400 sec.*

American Wigeon swimming near a Mallard — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve **Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX,** November 20, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 552 mm; ISO-800; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.*

A pair of American Wigeon swimming near a Mallard. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Marsh Boardwalk, Fort Worth, TX, December 24, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.*

Two American Wigeon flying against a partly cloudy sky. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve **River Road, Fort Worth, TX,** , December 30, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-500; f/6.3; 1/2000 sec.*

Single American Wigeon swimming among five Gadwalls. — **American Wigeon, Cement Creek Reservoir, Fort Worth, TX, December 31, 2021**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-4000; f/14; 1/500 sec.*

A pair of American Wigeon swimming. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve **Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX**, January 2, 202**2
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1250; f/6.3; 1/2500 sec.*

An eclipse male American Wigeon with several other ducks, including a Gadwall, swimming in shallow water with a lot of grasses. — **American Wigeon (Eclipse Male), Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1*000; f/6.3; 1/1600 *sec.*

Two American Wigeon swimming with two Northern Shovelers further away. — **American Wigeon, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Marsh Boardwalk, Fort Worth, TX, February 12, 2022**
*Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-640; f/6.3; 1/1*600 *sec.*

Two American Wigeon on a pond mating. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, February 13, 2022**
*Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-6400; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.*

Four American Wigeon twisting and turning in the air as they are preparing to land on a pond. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 19, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-1600; f/16; 1/2500 sec.*

Five American Wigeon in the shallow water across a small lake. — **American Wigeon, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/400 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.*

Two American Wigeon swimming in the open water near three American Coots. — **American Wigeon, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 10, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.*

American Wigeon swimming in the open water. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 11, 2022**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-12,800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.*

American Wigeon eating some grasses on the shore near a pond. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 11, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/250 sec.*

Approximately 14 American Wigeon taking off from a pond. A lone Northern Shoveler is sitting near the back of the group. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 11, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/11; 1/640 sec.*

American Wigeon swimming nearby on a pond. — **American Wigeon, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 25, 2023**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/500 sec.*

**American Wigeon, Oak Point Park, Plano, TX, January 21, 2024**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.*

Four American Wigeon swimming in the distance. A Pied-billed Grebe is swimming in front of them. — **American Wigeon, Lake Viridian, Arlington, TX, February 2, 2025**
*Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/800 sec.*