[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

Western Grebes breed on large lakes throughout the central plains and western foothills of the US and the prairies of southcentral Canada. This one was photographed at the Bonny Reservoir in eastern Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: June 1986)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This female European Greenfinch was photographed at Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2002)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male European Greenfinch was photographed at Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2002)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Common Greenshank was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 10, 2017)

[Length 12.5 in. Wingspan 28 in.]

This Common Greenshank was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2017)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Nordmann's Greenshank was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 11, 2017)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Nordmann's Greenshank was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 11, 2017)

[Length 8.25 in. Wingspan 12.5 in.]

This male Black-headed Grosbeak was photographed at the Santa Rita Lodge feeders, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 10, 2007)

[Length 8.25 in. Wingspan 12.5 in.]

This immature male Black-headed Grosbeak was photographed at Cave Creek Canyon, Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 12, 2007)