ML623885958

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Probably barking up the wrong tree on this but, first impression was long and broad billed with plain face and pale, sandy head, BWTE sized. No pale throat or otherwise contrasting features. A bit of an eyeline but otherwise unmarked face and head. Bill long and rather broad tipped in profile. I didn’t really capture it, but seen head-on the bill had a rather obvious spatulate tip, more so than any of the adjacent teal. 4th pic shows a slightly pale iris, not bright red to be sure, but maybe a bit plum. Legs yellow orange, upperparts fairly plain, mostly dark centred with thin pale tips and edging. Briefly seen open wing showed bright blue secondary coverts and green in the speculum. The extensive orange rufous below, I think, is a bit of a red herring, as I see quite a number of blue winged teal each fall that show the same… Inexplicably this fairly frequent feature goes completely unmentioned in almost any reference material for this complex. Addenda - pretty sure this is an ad male eclipse BWTE, as they tend to be larger billed, blander faced and warmer in tone overall.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Lens

2254417/524283-172mm

ISO

100

Focal length

172 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.9

Shutter speed

1/400 sec

Dimensions

1050 pixels x 730 pixels

Original file size

152.05 KB