93 Blue-wined Teal

• A group of ducks are called a; Raft / Brace / Flush / Team / Paddling.
• This is one of the ducks that is easily identified by its crescent moon in front of its eye and before its long black bill.  The Blue -winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal and Northern Shoveler are the only ducks with a noticeable blue on the wings when they fly.
• The male has an interesting High or low pitched raspy "paay" sound during courtship.  The female a long single "Quack".
• They nest on the ground near water in a depression lined with grass having 6-14 eggs and one brood.
• Skunks are the chief predator, scavenging the eggs.
• They are surface feeders, eating aquatic plants, insect larvae, incrustations and snails.