[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This one was photographed at Salyer NWR, North Dakota. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This female Blue-winged Teal was photographed at Arapaho NWR in Walden, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This drake Blue-winged Teal was photographed at the Port Aransas Birding Center, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: February 2001)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This female Blue-winged Teal was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 25, 2007)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This Blue-winged Teal was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 13, 2008)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This male Blue-winged Teal was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 29, 2009)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This female Blue-winged Teal was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 29, 2009)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

Cinnamon Teal breed throughout the western US. The male is quite distinctive in his rich chestnut plumage. This drake Cinnamon Teal was photographed at Port Aransas, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2001)