Northern Pintail
At the end of January 2025 I spent the morning at WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.
The task for the morning was to get some images of Northern Shovelers in flight.
A male Northern Pintail on the Tack Piece Lagoon at Slimbridge.
Slightly bigger than a Mallard, these long-necked and small-headed ducks fly with curved back pointed wings and a tapering tail, making this the best way to distinguish them from other ducks in the UK.
The Northern Pintail is a dabbling duck that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America.
It is highly gregarious when not breeding forming large mixed flocks with other spicies of ducks.
The Northern Pintails hugh range and large population means that is it not threathened globally.
Northern Pintail
At the end of January 2025 I spent the morning at WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.
The task for the morning was to get some images of Northern Shovelers in flight.
A male Northern Pintail on the Tack Piece Lagoon at Slimbridge.
Slightly bigger than a Mallard, these long-necked and small-headed ducks fly with curved back pointed wings and a tapering tail, making this the best way to distinguish them from other ducks in the UK.
The Northern Pintail is a dabbling duck that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America.
It is highly gregarious when not breeding forming large mixed flocks with other spicies of ducks.
The Northern Pintails hugh range and large population means that is it not threathened globally.