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Blue-winged teal gathering, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Blue-winged teal gathering - family affairs, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79694_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=1RkrsoCo%2B%2BkbERkCyccKjLeeATw%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Blue-winged teal gathering - family affairs, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 1, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79693_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=N1kUHrmyqwR5WFZOM78gfBaOBP8%3D" width="200" height="116" alt="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 1, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 2, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79695_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=s56Rfz23QOmH7XUEEchMk3PEYa4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 2, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html" title="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 3, Tumaco, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/79697_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=p%2BcaGvupMGxvKKako6%2FQct8mZnE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 3, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World" /></a></figure> Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Spatula discors,Tumaco,World Click/tap to enlarge

Blue-winged teal gathering, Tumaco, Colombia

A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.

Blue-winged teal gathering - family affairs, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World

Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 1, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World

Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 2, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79697/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_3_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World

Blue-winged teal gathering - in flight 3, Tumaco, Colombia A pretty large gathering of Blue-winged teals on this little patch of sand in a pond near Tumaco. They are known to migrate from the US to the south during winter, yet this location would be the extreme southern end of their known territory.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79696/blue-winged_teal_gathering_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79694/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_family_affairs_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79693/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_1_tumaco_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79695/blue-winged_teal_gathering_-_in_flight_2_tumaco_colombia.html Anas discors,Blue-winged teal,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Tumaco,World

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The Blue-winged teal

The blue-winged teal is a species of bird in the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. One of the smaller members of the dabbling duck group, it occurs in North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, and south to northern Texas. It winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and south into the Caribbean islands and Central America.

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Uploaded May 28, 2019. Captured Nov 2, 2018 10:53 in San Andres de Tumaco, Narino, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO200
  • 310mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.