Blue-winged Teal Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Just about the most common duck that you see around southeastern South Dakota, and because of that, I don't really target them for photography very much.  I guess that's why I think most of my photos below are pretty "OK", but not much more.  On May 13th, 2018, however, I came across a male Blue-winged Teal in a bit more intimate setting than the other photos below.  He was nestled amongst the dead cattails at Weisensee Slough in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and wasn't too inclined to move.  I think I like the setting of the photo more than even the Teal itself.

Blue-winged Teal 1 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 2 August 2nd, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 3 April 11th, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 4 August 2nd, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Blue-winged Teal 5 April 11th, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 6 April 11th, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 7 May 1st, 2009 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 8 May 12th, 2012 Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Blue-winged Teal 9 March 31st, 2012 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 10 March 31st, 2012 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 11 March 31st, 2012 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 12 April 10th, 2011 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota
Blue-winged Teal 13 April 10th, 2011 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 14 April 10th, 2011 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 15 May 13th, 2018 Weisensee Slough, South Dakota	Blue-winged Teal 16 May 3rd, 2020 Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Blue-winged Teal 17 April 18th, 2020 Lincoln County, South Dakota

Click here for the species description page for the Blue-winged Teal.

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