David Rodrigues invited me for another two days of duck catching and marking at Sao Jacinto. There were plenty of ducks in the ponds so, although the captures have been relatively low lately, I still had some expectations...
Highlights were at least one Gargany...
and a probable hybrid Green-winged Teal x American Green-winged Teal.
The catch of the day... a bit disappointing; if I remember correctly we managed to trap 11 Mallards, 3 Shovelers and 4 Green-winged Teals. All off the teals were recaptures; quite a contrast with my last visit in February, when we trapped and marked a record amount of 81 new teals and a handful of recaptures.
Female Shoveler
Beak of a male Shoveler.
Not the Blue-winged Teal, but the wing of a male Shoveler.
Yo!; a very heavy Mallard male.
The large number of waterfowl attracted the attention of two immature female Goshawks.
To make up for the disappointing captures we could enjoy quite a spectacular show...
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