Pintail Shaking Wings

by Judi Dressler

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Pintail Shaking Wings

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Judi Dressler

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Male Northern Pintail shaking water off his wings. Pintails will dive down looking for food, with their legs kicking above the water - a cute sight, which most ducks do and most of us have seen. And after they're done with that, they will shake off the water from their wings. This drake was one of several pintails socializing while hanging out and foraging for food.

From Audubon's website: "Widespread across North America, Europe, and Asia, the Northern Pintail is probably one of the most numerous duck species in the world (although outnumbered by the omnipresent Mallard). Slim and long-necked, it has an elegant appearance both on the water and in flight. Pintails are wary at all seasons, and become very secretive during the flightless stage of their molt in late summer.

Photo taken on December 7, 2017, at Bosque del Apache in NM.

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December 29th, 2017

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