Their small size and twisting turning flight gives the illusion of great speed. The small compact flocks commonly fly low over the marshes, and often take the hunter by surprise. They are more vocal than most ducks- their high pitched peeping and nasal quacking is commonly heard in spring and to a lesser extent in the fall.
These teal are among the first ducks to migrate each fall, and one of the last in the spring.
Length: 16"
Weight: 15 oz
Blue-Winged Teal
Blue-Winged Teal
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
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Re: Blue-Winged Teal
I sure would like to shoot one or two of them!
I was drunk the day my momma got outta prison.
Re: Blue-Winged Teal
I'm not sure I have ever seen one... Never had an interest in bird watching.
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
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I like's watchin'em, right before I pulls the trigger!
I was drunk the day my momma got outta prison.
Re: Blue-Winged Teal
Chit, I am at a loss - dont know enough about duck huntin to make a reply..
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
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Never stopped anyone on here before! 

I was drunk the day my momma got outta prison.
Re: Blue-Winged Teal
Aint that the trueth
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear