cinnamon teal

This is a female. Very different from the striking male, female Cinnamon Teal are similar to female Blue-winged Teal but distinguishable with care by their darker face and longer more spatulate bill as seen here. Both have a pale broken eyering and a pale area near the base of the bill. Both...

Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera subsp. orinoma) Two males and one female. Los Pantanos de Villa Refuge, Chorrillos, Lima, Per. Just inland from the Pacific Ocean, sea level. Fresh water marsh dominated by emergent vegetation.

Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera subsp. orinoma) Drake, species sexually dimorphic. Los Pantanos de Villa Refuge, Chorrillos, Lima, Per. Just inland from the Pacific Ocean, sea level. Fresh water marsh dominated by emergent vegetation like Southern Cattail (Typha dominguensis) and Chairmakers...

Having a bath.

Male, ssp cyanoptera.

Such a unique pairing, I just had to take the shot!!

Almost done with the two Americas odyssey. Just three "fun shots" left for tomorrow now. I thought this Gadwall, though plain-colored, deserved a close-up. OY! I stand corrected. In the midst of the Gadwalls was this female Cinnamon Teal. Thanks to Brett Richards for spotting my...

It was tough to get the happy couple together in one frame.

A pair of cinnamon teal out for a dip in the Bay - much cleaner water ... and food! ... I'm sure than in the water reclamation pond just across the Bay Trail levee. Speaking of cleaner, |=(| I'm sorry to report that I have a virus infection on my computer. I'm trying to clean it up, and I think...

Just to underscore the species diversity around here. This is from one of the water reclamation pools at the Hayward shoreline. There were also avocet and ruddy ducks around this area, but these seven will have to do for one frame.

Who says that you can't bird in the rain? It's duck weather. First post according to Opus. Try saying "Cinnamon in it" 10 times fast.

The top one is a male Blue-winged Teal and the one in water is a male Cinnamon Teal