Summer heat is settling in, and winter still feels like a long way off. But some winter visitors already have begun to arrive in Orange County, among them the green-winged teal. This is the smallest ...

Common Teal, Mud Teal, American Green-winged Teal, Redhead Teal, Winter Teal Characteristics Average wt. .68-.75 lb. (.3-.34 kg); Average length (bill to tail) 13"-15" (33-38 cm); Wing span 20"-24" ...

Teller County is not exactly overflowing with water, but we do have a fair amount of lakes, ponds and rivers that attract some waterfowl. Teal are a smaller-bodied group of ducks with striking colors ...

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I want to sing the praises of an intense kind of birding experience: having a patch. Your patch, in birding parlance, is a ...

I emptied my shotgun in less time than it takes to read this, three rounds strung well behind the flashing, twisting knot of ducks that executed stunning acrobatic maneuvers like well-rehearsed ...

Early teal season opened today and will run through Sept. 30, giving hunters their first opportunity to hunt ducks in the Natural State. Teal, especially blue-winged teal, migrate before many other ...