Teal ( Male )
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 2nd February 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.



 



Taken at Leighton Moss on 19th April 2018 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

Female
Taken at Doonfoot on 22nd March 2015 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Eclipse
Taken at Musselburgh on 8th October 2017 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.

In Flight
Taken at Doonfoot on 3rd December 2017 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

 
Teal.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Anas crecca.
Anseriformes.
Anatidae.
Site Of Nest:
Materials:
Food:
Plumage:




Length:
Breeding Period:
Eggs:
Near lakes, ponds, estuaries.
Down lined hollow near water.
Dabbles for seeds, snails, fly larvae.
Male:Grey body.
Chestnut head,cream edged green
band around the eye.
Narrow, horizontal white band along the side.
Female:Similar to female mallard.
34-38cms
April-June. 1 brood.
8-11
Voices: