Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Above and below: Northern Pintails at Gilbert Water Ranch, Arizona (1/6/2007).
Below: A pair of Northern Pintails at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware (3/2/2008).
Below: A drake Northern Pintail at Blackwater NWR, Maryland (2006).
Below: A hen Northern Pintail at the Cape May Meadows, New Jersey (winter of 2005).
Below: A tipped-up drake Northern Pintail feeding at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/10/2008).
Below: A tipped-up hen Northern Pintail (right) feeding at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/10/2008). The bird on the left is a drake Northern Shoveler.
Below: A hen Northern Pintail at Swan Creek, Maryland (9/11/2011).