Cinnamon Teal

A male and female Cinnamon Teal swimming in the shallow water with grasses slightly breaking the water surface.
Cinnamon Teal, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/320 sec.

This page is for the Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera). While on a birding trip to four different wildlife refuges, I saw this flock of ducks. At first I thought they were Blue-winged Teal, but it became obvious they were a different species when I was looking at them on the computer.

A flock of Cinnamon Teal flying close to the ground.
Cinnamon Teal, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/200 sec.
Flock of Cinnamon Teal about to land on the water.
Cinnamon Teal, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Two Cinnamon Teal swimming on the lake.
Cinnamon Teal, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/200 sec.
Cinnamon Teal swimming near some reeds. A piece of water vegetation is hanging from its bill.
Cinnamon Teal, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-12,800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.