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Post by kestrel on Feb 3, 2021 17:26:40 GMT -8
Larry, John V, and I went looking for a few rarities in Pitt Meadows, this morning. Although we dipped on most of them, we did find a GWTE of the Eurasian subspecies along Kennedy Road  .  (Eurasian) Green-winged teal by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr |
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Post by ed on Feb 4, 2021 7:58:34 GMT -8
Glad you found that one. Great pic Joel
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Post by kestrel on Feb 4, 2021 13:43:09 GMT -8
Thanks Ed!
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Post by imperialbirders on Feb 4, 2021 15:50:42 GMT -8
Great photo of the Teal. I grew up in Pitt Meadows in the 1950 and 1960s and Teal were common and were hunted. I am not sure if your sighting is the same species as I saw then, but it looks similar. During hunting season, I would walk the fields (no gun) with my dog and he would catch the ducks and geese that were wounded too badly to fly away but had escaped the hunters. I killed them quickly and brought them home to cook and eat. It was sad to see how many ducks and geese were wounded by the hunters and had to die a slow agonizing death.
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