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Chestnut Teal
Chestnut Teal
Stagolee


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Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2013

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 Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea
Anatidae


Although the Chestnut Teal occurs at wetlands hundreds of kilometres inland, the species’ strongholds are usually near the coast. It is one of the few species of Australian ducks that can tolerate habitats with highly saline water. They regularly occur in estuaries, inlets, exposed mudflats, coastal lagoons, saltmarsh and evaporation ponds at saltworks. Nevertheless, they also occur at freshwater wetlands. They usually feed at the margins of wetlands, among aquatic vegetation in the shallows or upending in deeper water, or dabbling on recently covered mudflats or sand.

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 04/21/2013 05:19:31 PM
Great capture. I love the pattern on the chest.
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 04/08/2013 05:08:15 PM
Wonderful in-flight shot - with a nice crisp eye!
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 04/07/2013 09:31:18 PM
A wonderful looking bird, nice inflight capture.
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 04/07/2013 02:48:02 PM
Beautiful capture in flight! As from Wikipedia it's an Australian bird, but there must be some relation with the common wild duck, they have the same green head.
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 04/07/2013 02:22:24 PM
Excellent in flight capture.
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 04/06/2013 07:30:03 PM
They really are from Australia. :) Great shot.
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 04/06/2013 07:28:02 PM
nice BIF, a bird I will not photograph this month...
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