A dabbling drake...
I was delighted to see a couple of the Green-winged Teal drakes at Spenard Crossing in Anchorage. I always think of these guys as green masked super ducks even though they are smaller than most ducks! I didn't see any females with them, just a couple of drakes that were just dabbling away so much I had to take what shots I could as they would lift their heads briefly between dabbling. In this shot you can see all the water beaded up on his head and some slipping off the bill as spheres headed back to merge with the lake.
Taken 24 May 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
A dabbling drake...
I was delighted to see a couple of the Green-winged Teal drakes at Spenard Crossing in Anchorage. I always think of these guys as green masked super ducks even though they are smaller than most ducks! I didn't see any females with them, just a couple of drakes that were just dabbling away so much I had to take what shots I could as they would lift their heads briefly between dabbling. In this shot you can see all the water beaded up on his head and some slipping off the bill as spheres headed back to merge with the lake.
Taken 24 May 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.