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Blue-winged Teals (male, female) Anauaca NWR.jpg
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Stanley Jones

Blue-winged Teals (male, female) Anauaca NWR.jpg (Spatula discors)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) male and female.
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Habitat
Shoveler pond, a freshwater marsh with some open water surrounded by coastal prairie and marshes at ca. 1 m (3.3) ft elevation.
Location
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, southwest of Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
February 2021
Scientific name
Spatula discors
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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A beautiful close up of this pair and beautifully captured Stanley!
 
Kits
Such a beautiful pair, Stanley, and a wonderful image.
 
Doc Duck
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I hadn't realized before how similar they are to Australian Shovelers. Gorgeous shot!
 
Chris G6 UXU
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Lovely detailed double setting lighting and capture Stanley, many tfs and a fine set today.
 
peterow
A wonderful colourful capture you have of this Teal, Stanley. Two great well lit detailed shots. Brilliant, well done.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
90
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
640
Filename
Blue-winged Teals (male, female) Anauaca NWR.jpg
File size
921.8 KB
Date taken
Mon, 01 February 2021 3:48 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 426px

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