My contributions to this week, Winged Wednesday thread are photos of the Cinnamon teal. This very shy, plain-looking duck has spectacular wing colors. Many ducks run on the water to attain flight speed. Not so for the cinnamon teal, they explode off the water without warning. (I won't be around tonight or tomorrow morning so my post is earlier than usual)
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Thrust from his webbed feet and a flap of his wings and the teal explodes from the water
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Anticipating the take-off is pure intuition
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A third selection from this takeoff sequence. The other duck is an American wigeon
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And a fourth selection from this takeoff sequence.
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It's all about the Cinamon teal's outrageous wing colors.
