V-55 Pintail Male

The Pintail winters all over Texas. It is most often found in puddle duck habitat - shallow lakes or ponds - but it also uses rivers, creeks, and salt marshes along the coast.  The legs of the pintail are located close to the center of its body - like most dabbling ducks - enabling it to walk easily, and it feeds on waste grain in fields. This buoyant swimmer rides high in the water with its head up and alert and with the male's needle-like tail at a jaunty angle.  In water, the pintail feeds by "tipping up" and paddling its feet for balance.  It stretches its long neck to feed on seeds, roots and shoots in the muddy bottom. This image is from the Charles Beckendorf Texas Wildlife book. The original was an acrylic painting on canvas (1992) and the size is approximately7.5" x 9.5" inches.  The total edition size of this print is 500.  This is a part of the Texas Wildlife Art Prints Collection.