Harlequin Duck

A male and female Harlequin Duck swimming in the stream.
Harlequin Duck, Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 40,000; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus).

A male and female Harlequin Duck taking flight from the water.
Harlequin Duck, Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 40,000; f/11; 1/800 sec.
A male and female Harlequin Duck flying low over the water.
Harlequin Duck, Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 51,200; f/10; 1/800 sec.
One male and five female Harlequin Ducks swimming down the stream. A female Common Eider is sitting on the bank nearby.
Harlequin Duck, Snæfellsnesvegur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 16,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Five Harlequin Ducks sitting on rocks next to the ocean.
Harlequin Duck, Látrabjarg-Bjargtangar, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 500 mm; ISO 3200; f/7.1; 1/800 sec.