? teals ?

[Dan P]

Taken on 9-11-2021 in the morning at Ballona Freshwater Marsh in Playa del Rey, CA (Los Angeles).

I'm thinking the bird in the first photo, and the smaller bird in the second photo are teals. 

I was shooting through bushes so there is some blur in the second photo.

There were four Northern Shovelers, one Ruddy Duck and one Mallard in the area of the second photo.

I did see one male Cinnamon Teal (maybe molting) that was in another area of the lake, but not too far away.

Other than those, the other ducks I saw in and/or flying over the small lake were 5 other mallards and 16 Gadwalls.

 

[Aidan B]

The Second bird is a Cinnamon Teal, and I think the first is as well, the angle is just tricky.

[Seanbirds]

9 hours ago, Aidan B said:

The Second bird is a Cinnamon Teal, and I think the first is as well, the angle is just tricky.

Agreed.

[Quiscalus quiscula]

2 hours ago, Seanbirds said:

Agreed.

Thirded.

[Dan P]

Here's another bad picture of the first bird -- with some blurring from a twig or something in the foreground.

Still a Cinnamon?

[Seanbirds]

I’d say so.

[Quiscalus quiscula]

9 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

I’d say so.

So would I.