Green-winged Teal
On March 7, 2015 by lightshedder With 0 Comments
- action, animals, birds, California, marsh, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, San Diego, wildlife
Green-winged Teal. Tijuana Slough Estuarine Research Center. Imperial Beach, CA
We spent the morning yesterday at Tijuana Slough National Estuarine Research Center. We had good views of Godwits, Whimbrels, and Long-billed Curlews…and stunning views of a few Green-winged Teal. The angle of the early morning light was just right to pick up the green on both head and wings in a way I have seldom seen before, and the Teal floated down smooth water of the Slough to within 40 feet of us.
Sony HX400V at 1200mm equivalent field of view. Shutter preferred. 1/640th @ ISO 200 @ f6.3. Processed and cropped slightly for scale in Lightroom on my Surface Pro 3 tablet.