The wigeon is a beautiful duck that originated in Europe and Asia. From Wordnik.com. [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference
The main birds were oystercatchers, knot and wigeon. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Cromarty Firth] Reference
In the larger channels and pools wigeon are dabbling. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Holme Dunes, Norfolk] Reference
The American wigeon for example, is sometimes called a baldpate. From Wordnik.com. [Exotic Bird Identification] Reference
Among the swans were certainly about 300 wigeon Mareca penelope. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: The Burren, Ireland] Reference
Bluewing teal and wigeon are both coveted birds in the bag-and both tumbled. From Wordnik.com. [The News from Duckville] Reference
The birds-thousands of geese and wigeon-fly all day, so you can hunt gentleman's hours. From Wordnik.com. [Great American Duck Hunts] Reference
"One wigeon nearby had its head underwater and was completely clueless the whole time.". From Wordnik.com. [Lynx Stalks an American Wigeon] Reference
Slightly smaller than mallards, wigeon sport longer, wedge-shaped tails than other puddle ducks. From Wordnik.com. [Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl] Reference
But then I could not believe my eyes for there, feeding among swans and wigeon were two black swans. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: The Burren, Ireland] Reference
As usual the noisiest birds were the drake wigeon with their musical double whistle, which is very penetrating. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Cromarty Firth] Reference
Above our heads, the throaty squeals of drake wigeon had our 4-year-old black Lab, Maggie, shaking in anticipation. From Wordnik.com. [The Portable Pond] Reference
In the Hand Brown-gray hens are similar to other pale, female dabbling ducks, but only pintails and wigeon have dark gray bills. From Wordnik.com. [Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl] Reference
Knot spun away in a grey miniature cloud, wigeon split up into small groups while the redshanks did not seem to know what to do. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Cromarty Firth] Reference
Eighteen wigeon decoys and some strategically placed tufts of grass on top of the plastic sheeting finished the aquatic illusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Portable Pond] Reference
First, we determined via scouting that the wigeon were making daily flights to a large short-cropped pasture to feed on the green grass. From Wordnik.com. [The Portable Pond] Reference
Photographer Anthony Gibson was lucky enough to capture an attempt by this lynx to grab an American wigeon in Alaska's Denali National Park. From Wordnik.com. [Lynx Stalks an American Wigeon] Reference
American wigeon are also fairly common down there. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Could there be found in this area a European wigeon?. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
Others, such as Eurasian wigeon and brant, are legal game. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Dabbling ducks (pintail, wigeon and teal) split their time 50 / 50. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
I am always on the look out for the European wigeon although I have only seen it once. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
Of the 10 duck species surveyed on the nesting grounds, only three - pintail, scaup and wigeon. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
While many mallards are still in the north, pintails, wigeon and gadwalls by the thousands are in Louisiana. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
I don't think I've ever seen as many ducks this early - redheads, of course, but teal, wigeon, gadwall, pintails. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Of course, the red-crested pochard, a native of Europe and Asia, was new, and it was fun to see so many European wigeon. From Wordnik.com. [News for Lynchburg News Advance] Reference
Here are alfo an infinite number of wild-fowl, fuch as duck and mallard, teal and wigeon, brand - geefe, wild-geefc, £cc. From Wordnik.com. [A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ...] Reference
Swans have been seen in several locations and have been joined by pintails, gadwall, American wigeon and green-winged teal. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Nearly 2,000 Shovelers are a sight to witness besides coots, pintails and wigeon that are also present though less in number. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Pintail, wigeon and teal offer aerial displays with their courtship flights, dipping and diving with incredible speed and agility. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Anxious: Well, as a matter of fact, wigeon if you mean the type of duck doesn’t have a ‘d’ in it either. From Wordnik.com. [wolf] Reference
2 large ducks (mallard, pintail, gadwall) or 4 small ones (shoveler, wigeon, teal) 2 Tbsp. butter, softened. From Wordnik.com. [How To Cook Salmi Of Wild Duck] Reference
Shot with Nikon D40 RAW file edited with Scarab Darkroom: http://stylepeterson. com/birds-ducks-geese/american-wigeon. jpg. From Wordnik.com. [News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] Reference
5000 greylag geese, 30,000 mallard, 10,000 pintail and 30,000 wigeon, so it is clearly very important '. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference
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