Duck Week: Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal -- Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II, ISO: 400, f/5.6, 1/2000s

Well, it's not too much of a mystery how this bird got it's name, is it?

We don't see a lot of blue-winged teals in Alameda and Oakland.  I can generally count on a snall handful of sightings in a given year.  When they show up at the shoreline they tend to stick around for a few days.

I'm partial to the leopard patterns in their feathers.

Blue-Winged Teal -- Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II, ISO: 400, f/5.6, 1/2000s