The Green-winged Teal, North America’s Smallest Dabbling Duck
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
The Green-winged Teal ( Anas crecca carolinensis ) is North America’s smallest dabbling duck and taken by hunters second only to the Mallard. Luckily for them, even though they nest on the ground, they usually breed far from human habitation, under heavy vegetative cover. Click on photos for full sized images.
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