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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)

A drake Blue-winged Teal stretches his wings after preening with a hen of the same species in the background.
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Habitat
Shallow marsh
Location
Montana
Date taken
12May2024
Scientific name
Spatula discors
Equipment used
bridge camera Nikon P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000sec, f/6.5, iso-900, focal length equiv 360mm
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Stanley Jones
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Excellent stop-action and focus of this handsome teal wing flapping. Great view of all of its vibrant wing colors. Superb Missy! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Missy_MT_AK
Date added
View count
93
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
ISO
900
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BlueWingTeal2.JPG
File size
789 KB
Date taken
Sun, 12 May 2024 10:26 PM
Dimensions
2288px x 1948px

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