{"id":72901,"date":"2019-06-24T04:53:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T10:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=72901"},"modified":"2019-06-24T06:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:16:31","slug":"some-seasonal-plumage-changes-in-male-cinnamon-teals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/some-seasonal-plumage-changes-in-male-cinnamon-teals\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Seasonal Plumage Changes In Male Cinnamon Teals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I encountered a male Cinnamon Teal that had me a little confused at first.<\/p>\n

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First as background let’s look at typical breeding plumage of Cinnamon Teals. This is a mated pair with the female on the left and the male on the right. The dark reddish-brown (cinnamon) plumage of the male is distinctive and unmistakable.<\/p>\n

This photo was taken on April 25 two years ago but the following three photos were all taken yesterday.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I saw a fair number of males yesterday and most of them looked about like this one. This time of year most of their cinnamon color is still intact but some changes are beginning to occur, most noticeably in the lower neck and upper breast where the cinnamon color is being lost and replaced by the more drab colors of non-breeding (eclipse) plumage.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

So when I saw this bird I was confused at first because it was so very different from the other males in the area. Was it a male going into eclipse plumage earlier than the other males or a female that was more red than most?<\/p>\n

I’m far from an expert on duck ID or plumages so in the field I wasn’t sure.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

When the same male performed a wing flap I was even more confused.<\/p>\n

But the red eye is key – only adult males have red eyes and I hadn’t noticed the eyes of this bird in the field. So this is a male going into eclipse plumage earlier than most of his buddies. Besides, I’ve never seen a female with this much red (both sexes have a blue speculum).<\/p>\n

I’ve got to work a little harder on my ducks. I’ve been telling myself that for years but this bird brought it to the fore again.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Yesterday morning at Bear River MBR I encountered a male Cinnamon Teal that had me a little confused at first.<\/p>\n

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