Bluewing teal have large, baby-blue wing patches; greenwing teal’s wings have an iridescent green patch; ... Teal pair just long enough to breed, then choose new mates the following spring.

Blue-winged teal A fast flier and one of the smallest ducks sought by Minnesota waterfowlers, "bluewings'' might be the tastiest of all fowl. Most waterfowlers, in fact, would trade even-up a ...

Based on reports from field staff, Kraai says it appears blue-winged teal began making their moves southward a little earlier than normal this year, possibly by as much as two weeks.

In 1899, a duck hunter by the name of Dr. Yorke wrote about his experience hunting blue-winged teal and estimated the bird's flight at roughly 130 mph. That's the first duck species I ever tried ...

I was asking everyone if they had seen any teal, and got the same answer, “no,” from them all. Our scouting was a bust, so I decided to go to a public river I had seen a few teal fly down over the ...

Blue-winged teal are the earliest arriving waterfowl in Texas each fall. The special season has become a hunter favorite around the state, but especially along the coast. FWS/Courtesy ...

The blue-winged teal (male shown here) begins fall migration south in August, long before other migratory duck species. The bird is known for its intolerance to cold weather.