pale blue eyestripe on Chestnut Teal

[brian fleming <>]

Was this actual feather hue, or a reflection effect on the drake's very 
glossy head?
Anthea Fleming


On 20/11/2010 7:32 PM,  wrote:
> I was rather surprised to find a pair of Chestnut Teal on a small dam on
> a woodland reserve in Canberra (for Canberrans, the 'New Line Quarry'
> site).
>
> I was even more surprised to observe that the male had a pale blue
> eyestripe behind the eye on both sides. (Rather poor picture at
> http://www.jleonard.net/mystbird.htm).
>
> Has anyone seen anything similar to this?
>
> John Leonard
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