Blue-Winged Teal (Drake) Preening at Merritt Island NWR, Florida

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I photographed this male Blue-Winged Teal at the Black Point Wildlife Drive section of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located immediately north of the NASA Space complex on Florida's Atlantic Coast.
The Blue-Winged Teal is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America. The Blue-Winged Teal is 16 inches (40cm) long, with a wingspan of 23 inches (58cm), and a weight of 13 ounces (370g). The adult male (seen here) has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult female is mottled brown and has a whitish area at base of bill. Both sexes have sky-blue wing coverts, a green speculum, and yellow legs. They have two molts per year and a third molt in their first year. The call of the male is a short whistle; the female's call is a soft quack.
Info above was extracted from Wikipedia.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Jay Jay (show map)

Taken on: January 23, 2022

Tags:

Blue-Winged Teal

Teal, Blue-Winged

Duck

Spatula Discors

Anatidae

Dabbling Duck

Waterbird

Merritt Island NWR

Black Point Wildlife Drive

Black Point

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Merritt Island

National Wildlife Refuge

NWR

Florida

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Sets appears in: • Birds of Florida - Ducks

Camera: Nikon D800, f/8.0, 1/800 sec, 550mm (=825mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	200.0-400.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	550mm (35mm equivalent: 825mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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