Blue-winged Teal Duck (male)

Description:

A small dabbling duck, a Blue-winged Teal is dwarfed by a Mallard and only a touch larger than a Green-winged Teal. Head is rounded and bill is on the large side. Breeding males are brown-bodied with dark speckling on the breast, slaty-blue head with a white crescent behind the bill, and a small white flank patch in front of their black rear.

Habitat:

Small flock in Lake Lewisville with Northern Shoveler ducks.

Notes:

Second photo has one by a Mallard for size comparison.