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Pintail
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Taken at Musselburgh
on 31st March 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm lens.
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| Pintail. |
| Species
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Anas
acuta. Anseriformes. Anatidae. |
| Site Of Nest: Materials: Food: Plumage: Wingspan: Length: Breeding Period: Eggs: |
On the
ground, often some distance from water. Plant material and down. Dabbles for plant food and adds invertebrates to it's diet during the breeding season. Breeding Male: Chocolate-brown head and white breast with a white stripe extending up the side of the neck. The bill is bluish and the legs are blue-grey. Female: Mottled in light brown with a more uniformly grey-brown head, it is still easily identified by its shape, long neck, and long grey bill. Eclipse Plumage: Similar to the female, but retains the male upperwing pattern and long grey shoulder feathers. 60 - 75 cms 23 - 28 cms. April to June . 7 to 9 cream coloured eggs, laying one per day. |
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