Blue-billed Teal*
A dabbling duck...breeds year round.
Spatula hottentota
(L 12-14")
Lake Naivasha
20Oct2014
The teal wears such a look as if
It had gazed into the water’s depths.
(Naito Joso)
Spatula in Latin means spoon
or spatula; hottentota refers
to the Khoi Khoi people of
southern Africa.
or spatula; hottentota refers
to the Khoi Khoi people of
southern Africa.
© Lucienne
Wilmé
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