Blue-winged Teal

Thank you all for the input and discussion

Nice photo, James...in formation.

Fair call hey! Nothing like having your brain twist and stretch :D I'd imagine it would be a little unusual if no males came back at all!

No problem :) Last week I had a group of 75 blue-winged teal and it took me a solid 15 minutes to figure out why I wasn't seeing males in the group haha. We don't get many ducks in the summer so they are just now starting to return for winter and I forget every year that they look different when they first show up!

Cool! There seems to be a lot of bird species where the males go through eclipse plumage...very interesting. Thank you for the extra info Ashley :) Liana

Yep, blue-winged teal! Though not necessarily females, this time of year they could also be males in eclipse plumage which looks almost identical to the female haha

Hey James, I'm no duck expert but I got curious about this one. I am wondering if they might be Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) females at all? I found a pic on this site: http://gunnhook.com/outdoor-journal/10-t...... that shows similar flying position. Hope this helps :) Liana