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Uploaded: 10/29/11 11:05 AM GMT
Teal
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Teals are small dabbling ducks. Males have chestnut coloured heads with broad green eye-patches, a spotted chest, grey flanks and a black edged yellow tail. Females are mottled brown. Both show bright green wing patches (speculum) in flight. They are thinly distributed as a breeding species with a preference for northern moors and mires. In winter birds congregate in low-lying wetlands in the south and west of the UK. Of these, many are continental birds from around the Baltic and Siberia. At this time, the UK is home to a significant percentage of the NW European wintering population

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::Ramad
10/29/11 11:16 AM GMT
Nice shot of the Teal family with the reflections.
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::tigger3
10/29/11 11:24 AM GMT
R. I would guess you used the canon for this shot, and a nice job it did. I'm wondering if this was a full zoom? I'm going to guess not, it seems the quality is better with no noise in this one. I can tell your having fun, and I'm enjoying the results.
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.Jimbobedsel
10/29/11 11:46 AM GMT
Well done, Biff. The duckies look great and I love the way the water looks.
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.Roseman_Stan
10/29/11 1:24 PM GMT
Fine shot of these Teal Richie. I think these are the Cinnamon Teal if I remember right. There are the green wing and blue wing teal too, maybe some others. They are fast flyers for sure.
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::cynlee
10/29/11 2:41 PM GMT
They sure are pretty birds and live up to their color name. Here they look really good in the golden water.
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::Dunstickin
10/29/11 3:56 PM GMT
I like that word..'Dabblin'!...reminds me of someone?...

Good capture..especially when they're gagglin'!..
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::auroraobers
10/29/11 4:50 PM GMT
These birds are beautiful. I would like to see a closer crop in this shot that focuses on them. The ripply water in the background is a bit distracting to me.
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::jeenie11
10/29/11 5:18 PM GMT
Nice shot. Their color is gorgeous. The shot is nicely composed.
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.icedancer
10/29/11 10:36 PM GMT
Excellent capture of these ducks, beautiful textures and colous
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.Joanie
10/30/11 1:01 AM GMT
Beautiful ducks they are!!! And a wonderful capture Richie!
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::0930_23
10/30/11 3:25 PM GMT
We have some around in Southern Missouri too Count B. They are colorful. They even have hunting seasons.
Good photo.

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::Inkeri
10/31/11 8:22 PM GMT
Superb photo of these Beautiful ducks.
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::PatAndre
11/01/11 3:55 PM GMT
We call them "Gumbo" over here where I live.
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