teals – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Cinnamon Teal Hen Lift Off Images

By Mia McPherson|April 7th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cinnamon Teals, Utah|Tags: adult, Cinnamon Teal, dabbling ducks, duck, female, hen, lift off, lifting off, marsh, Spatula cyanoptera, spring, take off, taking off, teal, teals, water, wetlands|

I felt delighted to be able to take a series of this Cinnamon Teal hen lifting off from the marsh at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday morning.

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Remembering Higher Water In The Great Salt Lake

By Mia McPherson|November 29th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Conservation, Davis County, Green-winged Teals, Northern Shovelers, Utah|Tags: Anas crecca, breeding plumage, dabbling ducks, drake, duck, ducks, dying lake, eclipse plumage, female, Great Salt Lake, Green-winged Teal, hen, hypersaline lake, inland sea, lake, male, Northern Shoveler, shoveler, shovelers, Spatula clypeata, surf, teal, teals, water, waves|

I came across this photo of a Green-winged Teal with Northern Shovelers in the surf of the Great Salt Lake that I took in December of 2011 yesterday. It was a punch in the gut.

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Drake Cinnamon Teal In Flight

By Mia McPherson|May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cinnamon Teals, Utah|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, Cinnamon Teal, dabbling ducks, drake, duck, ducks, flight, flying, male, marsh, on the wing, Spatula cyanoptera, teal, teals, wetlands|

On the same morning that I photographed the drake Northern Shoveler flying by at the refuge I also photographed a drake Cinnamon Teal in flight.

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Drake Green-winged Teal At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|November 18th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Green-winged Teals, Utah|Tags: alternate plumage, Anas crecca, breeding plumage, dabbling ducks, dead, deceased, drake, ducks, female, flight, flock, flying, Green-winged Teal, hen, injured, male, marsh, paddling, swimming, teal, teals, water, waterfowl|

Yesterday morning I was able to take close up photos of a drake Green-winged Teal paddling away from me at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

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Photographing Hen And Drake Cinnamon Teals At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|April 25th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cinnamon Teals, Utah|Tags: adult, Cinnamon Teal, dabbling ducks, drake, duck, ducks, female, green, growth, hen, male, photograph, photographing, Spatula cyanoptera, spring, teal, teals, waterfowl|

Later in the morning and on the other side of the auto tour route I was able to take images of a hen Cinnamon Teal surrounded by lush, green spring growth while her mate kept an eye on her from a distance.

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Ducking Out For A Bit…

By Mia McPherson|May 1st, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Cinnamon Teals, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Cinnamon Teal, ducks, Elk Springs Creek, hen, resting, Spatula cyanoptera, teals, waterfowl|

Sometimes after a period of high activity I simply need to rest and relax or duck out into nature's wild grandeur to refresh.

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Centennial Valley Cinnamon Teal

By Mia McPherson|September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Cinnamon Teals, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Cinnamon Teal, creek, dabbling ducks, duck, ducks, eclipse plumage, Elk Springs Creek, male, preening, Spatula cyanoptera, teal, teals, valley, water, wing flap|

Things were "just ducky" earlier this month in the Centennial Valley of Montana and this Cinnamon Teal seemed to be enjoying the warm late afternoon light.

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