Getting my adult wings - Blue winged teal
This juvenile blue winged teal photograph was taken in a pond in Alberta, Canada.
He is getting his adult feathers and was flapping his wings after bathing.
Blue-winged teals are named for their upper wing covert feathers, feathers that cover the bases of the flight feathers—which are powder-blue in color. These feathers can only be seen when the ducks are flying.
The blue on the underside of his wings is just developing and is just starting to be noticeable as he flaps his wings.
These birds are one of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America,
- Spatula discors
Getting my adult wings - Blue winged teal
This juvenile blue winged teal photograph was taken in a pond in Alberta, Canada.
He is getting his adult feathers and was flapping his wings after bathing.
Blue-winged teals are named for their upper wing covert feathers, feathers that cover the bases of the flight feathers—which are powder-blue in color. These feathers can only be seen when the ducks are flying.
The blue on the underside of his wings is just developing and is just starting to be noticeable as he flaps his wings.
These birds are one of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America,
- Spatula discors