drake in breeding plumage (California, USA; 2007-02-11)


Northern Pintail
Anas acuta

Native Range: North America and Eurasia

Notes: a slender and elegant dabbling duck of ponds and marshes.


drakes; long neck, long pointed tail (California, USA; 2007-02-11)

hen; mostly brown, pointed tail (California, USA; 2006-04-08)

drake in flight, dorsal view; green speculum (California, USA; 2006-12-03)

drake in flight, ventral view (California, USA; 2006-11-04)

hen in flight, dorsal view (California, USA; 2006-11-04)

hen in flight, ventral view (California, USA; 2006-11-04)

drake; chestnut head, neck with white stripe (California, USA; 2006-12-24)

drake; blue-and-black bill, white breast (California, USA; 2007-02-11)

breeding pair (California, USA; 2009-02-12)

breeding pair in flight (California, USA; 2006-12-03)

tip-up feeding behavior (California, USA; 2006-12-24)

exuberant drake (California, USA; 2006-12-24)
flock in flight (California, USA; 2011-12-24) drake with three hens (California, USA; 2011-12-24)
group tipping up (California, USA; 2011-12-24)