Aquatic Birds

Northern Pintail In Breeding Plumage

When the male pintail goes into breeding plumage his head gets darker with a slight iridescence , the white stripes get brighter, the feathers on the back get longer and the distinctive pintail gets much longer and pointy.
Male Northern Pintail Duck (Anas acuta)

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