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Blue-winged Teal
[Spatula discors]
[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 23 in.]
Blue-winged Teal are common breeding ducks throughout much of the US and Canada.
Males, like this one, are unmistakable with their quarter-moon face patch.
This drake Blue-winged Teal was photographed at Port Aransas Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas, USA.
Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=390mm) on a Nikon D100 camera.
(Date: March 4, 2006)
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