Marie Curtis Park, May 17
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Marie Curtis Park, May 17

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ravynne40

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on: May 18, 2010, 02:40:39 PM
not sure if this is a pintail or not as I have never seen one before, he/she was swimming around with a couple of male mallards on the Etobicoke Creek at Marie Curtis Park
please  help for ID thanks!

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Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 02:48:29 PM
You have a male Blue-winged Teal: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-winged_Teal/id

I believe the white crescent on the face is the giveaway.
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Reply #2 on: May 18, 2010, 04:39:17 PM
Thank you Matthew! I've never been up close well..as close as my camera lets me. The mallard was protecting the teal from  a couple of swans which was very strange behavior I thought.
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