A beautiful Blue wing Teal and it's mate rest on a big rock in a small pond on Turnbull first ones that I have seen out there this spring. Taken May 27 2025 Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

Mississippi's early teal season takes a hit in 2025 as the blue-winged teal population is currently down.

Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because “these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl,” said Richards.

Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because “these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl,” said Richards. But ducks can also shed the virus in their ...

For some species (specifically blue-winged teal and northern shovelers), animal protein will make up to 99 percent of their food consumption during the laying season. While wild ducks still consume ...

In duck-speak we say they are "on a rope." The single blue-wing teal began to backpedal, the duck equivalent of putting on the brakes, preparing to land alongside the decoys.

Texas' 2024 teal hunting season runs Sept. 14-29, but the 2025 season will be cut to nine days due to a dip in blue-winged teal population numbers.

Wild Georgia: Columnist Charles Seabrook explores the lengths to which blue-winged teals will go to avoid any cold weather.

There are three subspecies of teal commonly found in the U.S. For the most part, blue-winged and green-winged teal inhabit the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central flyways.

A pair of rare blue-winged teal, native to North America, are believed to have attempted to breed in East Yorkshire, say wildlife experts who have observed their nesting behaviour this year.

Six small maps show the annual geographic range of the Mallard, Canada goose, Green-winged teal, Blue-winged teal, Snow goose and Bald eagle. The mallard is found from Alaska to northern Mexico.