Wildlife_Green-winged Teal_Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge_IMGL6540
by Randy Matthews
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Wildlife_Green-winged Teal_Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge_IMGL6540
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Randy Matthews
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Photograph - Photography
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The little Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America. The natty male has a cinnamon-colored head with a gleaming green crescent that extends from the eye to the back of the head. In flight, both sexes flash deep-green wing patches (specula). Look for them on shallow ponds and in flooded fields, and listen for the male’s decidedly non-ducklike whistle. These common ducks breed along northern rivers; wintering flocks can number as many as 50,000.
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June 28th, 2022
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