My favourite Teal, very understated but the plumage is such a good match with that red eye. They do have quite flashy bits of blue under their wings but I have never got a good image with this showing
A very under appreciated duck, I just love the patterning – going from big bold shapes on the breast to fine detail on the head and further back on the body. This one just cruised along just a few minutes after the Cinnamon Teal in the last image
The Pacific Garter Snake come in a variety of colours!, this pile is missing the powder blue version. The other common snake is a Water Snake but they never seem to curl up so they are not very photogenic
