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DRAKE BWT FLY-BY
Some waterfowl are deceivingly faster than they appear; other appear faster than they really are. Watching teal flying with other ducks makes me believe they really aren't quite as fast as they appear.
Date: 05/07/2008
Views: 272
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BLUE-WINGED TEAL BONDED PAIR
Blue-winged teal are among the first to go through in the fall, but are rather late returning to Morgan County in the spring. Green-winged teal are year round residents and cinnamon teal usually appear a week or more ahead of the blue-wings.
Date: 04/20/2008
Views: 236
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RISING FROM A PUDDLE
Here is a good view of a BWT pair as they rise from an algae-choked puddle in a drained fish hatchery pond in Wray, Colorado.
Date: 05/07/2008
Views: 246
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BWT LOVE-MAKING
If you've never seen blue-winged teal "do it," here it is.
Date: 04/20/2008
Views: 231
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SPRING DRAKE IN FLIGHT
Drake BWT are handsome birds from any angle.
Date: 05/07/2008
Views: 222
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COLORFUL TAKEOFF
Blue-winged teal rising from a drained hatchery pond at Wray, Colorado.
Date: 05/07/2008
Views: 218
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