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Northern Pintail taking off from shallow waters
Species / Bird Name
Northern Pintail
Data from eBird
Equipment
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 8
NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
f/6.3 · 1/3200s · ISO 640 · 600mm
Behavior
Flying or soaring
Bird Type
Water Bird (Ducks, Geese)
Size
Crow size
Location
Mangalajodi
Season
Winter
Description
Northern Pintail. Winter migrants to many regions of the world in the northern hemisphere, including vast marshlands in India, these are distinctive elegant birds - they are well composed and they know it. Easy to pick them out in a crowded bar 🙂. Their breeding grounds are in the North Central US, Canadian Prairies, Alaska and the Arctic Tundra. See the female in picture 3 here - drab colors but ridiculously beautiful, nevertheless