Bluewings, SB and the Tingle Jinx
Bluewings, SB and the Tingle Jinx
Yep, we headed out to the ole teal hole this morning. Scott Baker has a jam up teal hole that the teal didn't visit today We brought along some of the MS Outdoors crew, and we all limited on mosquitoes by 7:00. BUT...the highlight of the morning was when this shoveler (appeared to be a hen but could've been a drake in eclipse plumage) landed, swam up in....I MEAN IN the decoys and sat there for a good 15 minutes. We were being quiet at first, but then we started talking and all. And then....all of us stood up, moved around, walked up and down the bank......SHE STILL SAT THERE not 5 yards from us. Y'all, I'm tellin' ya, that duck was a pure, in-the-natural-form, spoonie straight from Manitoba that had never seen a human in her life. It was amazing to see a duck sit there and not have a care in the world as to what we did.
Well, you gotta find something good in every hunt!
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Well, you gotta find something good in every hunt!
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Hehe, shovelers ARE colored like teal...blue speculum and all. In fact, ever noticed how a bluewing's bill is sorta shovel shaped? I believe they feed the same way, by filtering. But shovelers have that distinct sound to their wingbeat when they get up...if you've heard enough of 'em you know what I mean.
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SB, went scouting Saturday afternoon, not a teal in the county.
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SB, went scouting Saturday afternoon, not a teal in the county.
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Wingman, I've often referred to them as "mini" Shovelers.
Audubon says: "The BW Teal, goes through an eclipse phase and molts most of it's feathers simultaneously, including it's primaries, and so is flightless until it's new feathers grow in". Also says: "that this Teal begins courting in the Spring and often does not acquire the familiar breeding plumage until December or January".
It sounds like I was wrong with some of my earlier posted BW Teal theories.
Audubon also says: "Like the closely related BW Teal, the N. Shoveler is among the first ducks to arrive in the fall, and the last to leave in the Spring." And "because it (N. Shoveler) often feeds in stagnant ponds, it is particularly susceptible to botulism, a fatal bacterial food poisoning."
You are what you eat!!
Audubon says: "The BW Teal, goes through an eclipse phase and molts most of it's feathers simultaneously, including it's primaries, and so is flightless until it's new feathers grow in". Also says: "that this Teal begins courting in the Spring and often does not acquire the familiar breeding plumage until December or January".
It sounds like I was wrong with some of my earlier posted BW Teal theories.
Audubon also says: "Like the closely related BW Teal, the N. Shoveler is among the first ducks to arrive in the fall, and the last to leave in the Spring." And "because it (N. Shoveler) often feeds in stagnant ponds, it is particularly susceptible to botulism, a fatal bacterial food poisoning."
You are what you eat!!
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Bustem...both of those birds are in FULL BREEDING PLUMAGE as they appear during December and January. During September...few, if any of the members of either species are in full breeding plumage....they are brown and similarly sized. So....if you aren't careful, you might mistakenly shoot a shoveler while on a teal hunt. But..you very well could've shot a cross-duck. It happens all the time.
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Thanks for the photos Butstemcupped. I am not accusing you of anything. I am especially not suggesting that you can't tell them apart in in April. I'm sure you've got a hybrid on your hands. I've never been lucky enough to get a hybrid. Way to go!!
Poor choice of words on my behalf.
This what I was referring to:
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... citeal.htm
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... OVELER.HTM
Look at each cooresponding photo in depicted in these links. It helps to view them side by side in two separate internet sessions.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... BWTEAL.HTM
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... OVELER.HTM
Just try to look beyond thier full breeding plumage and you might notice how similar they really are, both in appearance and thier habits. I hope this helps.
Poor choice of words on my behalf.
This what I was referring to:
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... citeal.htm
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... OVELER.HTM
Look at each cooresponding photo in depicted in these links. It helps to view them side by side in two separate internet sessions.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... BWTEAL.HTM
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tool ... OVELER.HTM
Just try to look beyond thier full breeding plumage and you might notice how similar they really are, both in appearance and thier habits. I hope this helps.
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I understand about plumage changes throughout the seasons , thats not the issue, all I was trying to say is I killed a bird that had the body and coloration of a bluewing teal and the head and bill of a shovler, I was also assured by the local biologist that cross breeds are fairly common. I was however offended by your particular statement suggesting that I couldnt properly identify ducks, but you apoligized and I accept it so its all straight
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