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Just returned from a bird hunting trip for a couple of weeks in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. Had a great trip. Used the RBL some of the trip. May be the first birds taken in the Aleutians with an RBL, not sure, but had a great time with it. Aleutian Teal Rock Ptarmigan This image is with Pacific Eider we took. The Pacific Eider is likely the least taken which is legal to hunt North American waterfowl because of their remoteness and limited range in North American territory.
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Great photos, coryreb. Thanks for posting them. That Aleutian Teal is one handsome fellow. What were the temps there? I would have thought it would be bitter this time of year, but are the cold temps abated near the ocean?
All my best, Stan
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Enjoyed the pics. The Harlequin is on my bucket list. Was your trip to Alaska for waterfowl only?
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Yep, the trip to Alaska was for waterfowl and upland birds only. Temps were mild compared to the deep freeze the mid west has been in the past couple of weeks. I believe the ocean currents keep some of the areas warmer.
The temps were 20 to 40 most days. Weather changes every few minutes there. Snow like hell one minute and sunny the next. Would change a bunch of times each day.
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The teal is a beauty! A fun hunt for you, I'm sure.
Never hunted the Aleutians, but hunted Cold Bay and Izembek lagoon, when I lived in AK. The weather never gets extremely cold in the Western Peninsula and Aleutian area, but it does change minute to minute.
Stark beauty and awesome country!
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Is the Aleutian Teal the same bird also called the Baikal Teal?...Geo
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Geo, its common teal. Why Baikal? Common Teal is most wide spread duck here.
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They're a more recently cataloged subspecies, very similar to the Eurasian Teal but they overwinter in the Islands and don't migrate. There's more to it than that but that's all I remember from my reading.
Great pics by the way, the Aleutian Teal is on my list of North American birds that I've never shot and I doubt I ever do.
I've heard there's talk of taking the Emperor Geese off the protected list. Anybody heard anything about that?
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As I understand Aleutian Teal very much alike Common Teal, but green area on head without white mount line. Sometimes this duck flyes to Chukchi Peninsula and we call it Green Wing Teal.
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