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Northern Pintail Duck; Vancouver, Canada
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Northern Pintail Duck; Vancouver, Canada (Anas acuta)

Northern Pintail, male, in its fine feather. These birds are about the same size as mallards, and the female is mottled brown like mallards but without the long pin-tail feather. Common throughout western North America.
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Habitat
Marsh, wet grassland
Location
Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Date taken
Fall, 2008
Scientific name
Anas acuta
AlanR
A super shot of my favourite duck. It's pretty common in England in Winter.
Alan
 

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