Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - male
This little dabbling duck is the smallest and fastest flying North American ducks. If you look closely, a tiny bit of his green wing feathers is visible on his right side :)
Did you also know that ducks have up to 12,000 separate skin muscles that they use to control their feathers? They raise or compress their plumage in different ways in order to express emotions, regulate body heat, or when they dive under the water.
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - male
This little dabbling duck is the smallest and fastest flying North American ducks. If you look closely, a tiny bit of his green wing feathers is visible on his right side :)
Did you also know that ducks have up to 12,000 separate skin muscles that they use to control their feathers? They raise or compress their plumage in different ways in order to express emotions, regulate body heat, or when they dive under the water.