Northern Pintail Facts:

As one of the dabbling ducks (Tribe Anatini) or "puddle ducks", they feed by tipping tail-up to
reach aquatic plants, seeds and snails.

They require no running start to take off but spring directly into flight.

The longest recorded waterfowl journey goes to a hen pintail that was banded at Gray Lodge,
California and was recovered north of the Black Sea, more than 9,000 miles away.

~ Washington Nature Mapping

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