I just love the wonderful colors of the green-winged teal! It looks like someone put a dab of brilliant green on its wings and head. Photographed at Delta Ponds.

"The name 'teal' is applied to 16 of the world's smaller waterfowl. The green-winged teal is the best known....On the wing, their small size, dark plumage and habit of making tight turns in wheeling flocks further suggest shorebirds in flight." (See Birds of Oregon, page 79)