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Northern pintail

Anas acuta

Description:

Drakes are easily identified with their long tail feathers and white stripe that extends up the neck.

Habitat:

Spotted at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Notes:

The pintail feeds by dabbling and upending in shallow water for plant food mainly in the evening or at night, and therefore spends much of the day resting.[8] Its long neck enables it to take food items from the bottom of water bodies up to 30 cm (12 in) deep, which are beyond the reach of other dabbling ducks like the Mallard. The winter diet is mainly plant material including seeds and rhizomes of aquatic plants, but the pintail sometimes feeds on roots, grain and other seeds in fields, though less frequently than other Anas ducks. During the nesting season, this bird eats mainly invertebrate animals, including aquatic insects, molluscs and crustaceans

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1 Comment

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 1: is a very beautiful photo....very beautiful colors....

Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Washington, USA

Spotted on Mar 10, 2018
Submitted on Mar 13, 2018

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