This pair of Blue-winged Teals was flying low over a pond, parallel to the road where I was standing, giving me a nice view.
This Northern Pintail pair was higher off the ground but headed in the same direction just a few minutes later.
Northern Pintail Pair in Flight
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
A small group of various ducks and American Coots, about fifty or so, was gathered near the edge of the Black Point Wildlife Drive. They didn’t pay much attention to the birders and photographers that stopped to have a look on this morning.
This Northern Pintail pair found each other in the group…
…then went about their business.
Some of the pairs took off as others landed, a constant changing of the group throughout the morning.
This is the closest I’ve seen a Pintail and was delighted to see how gorgeous they are.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, 01/28/2018.
