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Stanley Jones

Blue-winged Teal, Female (Spatula discors)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) female taking off.
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes vegetation area, shallow freshwater pond with marshes and coastal prairie on all sides at ca. 1.5 m (4.9 ft) elevation.
Location
Shoveler Pond, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, sw of Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2024
Scientific name
Spatula discors
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: bluebirdstreet, Э́ллин, Sue and Simon Wakely and 8 others
bievreJJ
superb stop action shot, Stanley, that blue panel on the wing is really beautiful, a real topper, love it, many tfs!!
 
Dabs
Clearly showing that lovely blue wing 'patch', Stanley.

Stupendous composition!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
164
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
1250
Filename
Blue-winged Teal (female) taking off, Shover's Pond, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, sw of W...jpg
File size
3.2 MB
Date taken
Sat, 14 December 2024 1:15 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1041px

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