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anas acuta

  1. pintail

    pintail

  2. Northern Pintail

    Northern Pintail

  3. Lakescape-1K9 : Winter Waterfowl in flight : six species : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Lakescape-1K9 : Winter Waterfowl in flight : six species : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Waterfowl in winter ... Common Teal ... Gadwall ... Northern Shoveler ... Northern Pintail ... Bar-headed Goose ... and Black-tailed Godwit At one point ... as they bank ... ... there's a glimpse of the seventh species as well ... Common Pochard Bhindawas Jhajjar Haryana India 7...
  4. Northern Pintail

    Northern Pintail

    Tons of them at the refuge right now.
  5. Lakescape-867

    Lakescape-867

    It was a lovely winter morning ... lazy was the wind ... with thin mist hanging around ... this stray waterbody in the agrarian hinterland was agog with migratory species ... and more arriving ... ___________ Greylag Goose Bar-headed Goose Eurasian Spoonbill Black-headed Ibis Common Teal...
  6. Pintail

    Pintail

  7. Lakescape-853

    Lakescape-853

    It was 9 February ... the weather was warming up fast in North India ... and spring migration was already underway ... Large contingents of winter visitors had already left ... ... those still around had started showing lovely color changes ... ____________________ Northern Pintail...
  8. Pintail (Anas acuta)

    Pintail (Anas acuta)

    Pintails (Anas acuta) at the medium distance and with little light, unfortunately, they always come to me with the rain, what a frustration! Pintail is one the most beautiful duck.
  9. Male northern pintail in flight

    Male northern pintail in flight

  10. Lakescape - 787

    Lakescape - 787

    Super craftmanship ... ... by Nature ... ___________ Northern Pintail Delhi : India
  11. Northern Pintail

    Northern Pintail

    Hunters call this species, "Sprig." This is a female stretching its foot out and raising its wing to make room. Notice the plain warm cinnamon-brown head and gracefully sloping mostly dark upper mandible which help distinguish females from similar species. If you look carefully at the tertials...
  12. Pintail pair

    Pintail pair

    Pintail pair
  13. Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)
  14. Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)
  15. Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)
  16. Pintail (F)

    Pintail (F)

    Pintail (F)
  17. Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)
  18. Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)

    Pintail (M)
  19. Pintail (F)

    Pintail (F)

    Pintail (F)
  20. Northern Pintail

    Northern Pintail

    This is a male. The North American population has dropped from about six million to just over three million in recent decades, a decline that has been noticeable in my lifetime. Notice the fine gray herringbone pattern (technically called vermiculations) which form most of the body pattern.
  21. Pintails

    Pintails

  22. Male northern pintail

    Male northern pintail

  23. The meeting of ducks

    The meeting of ducks

    Male northern pintail and female mallard
  24. Male northern pintail

    Male northern pintail

  25. landing

    landing

    Northern Pintail
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