David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
__________________________________________________________________________________________Birds 156 – Northern Pintails
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m, f)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (f)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
NORTHERN
PINTAIL Anas acuta (m)
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The Northern Pintail Anas acuta is predominantly a winter visitor to
the UK where it may be observed in relatively small numbers when compared to
other native dabbling ducks. The drakes are very elegant and beautifully marked
creatures, whereas the ducks in common with the females of other species
possess typical dowdy plumage that enables them to remain well hidden when
incubating eggs. However both sexes share the extended tail feathers that give
this species its vernacular name and as they often feed as pairs or in small
groups with their heads underwater and their tails pointing towards the sky
this useful identification feature is usually easy to see. As will be evident
from the pictures the photographer waited for them to stop doing this before
taking their photographs!
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