Pintail

The northern pintail is sonamed for its pin-like tail feathers. These long, skinny plumes accentuate the pintail's slender build. It's an elegant duck, with males typically sporting a chocolate-brown head, a blue-grey bill and a white neck with combinations of black, grey and white along the back, and a blackish-green patch called the "speculum" shimmering from grey wings.

In contrast, the female's colouring is far more muted to provide critical camouflage while nesting, but her bronze speculum and mottled brown feathers have an understated elegance all their own.

The pintail is a fast and agile flyer. It's one of the first migratory birds to return to its Canadian nesting grounds after wintering in the south. The greatest numbers breed on the prairies and in the western Arctic, where birders can delight in the graceful duck they affectionately call the "Greyhound of the Air."

This coin is the third issue of the Ducks of Canada collection.
The first coin of the series, released in March 2013, depicts the Mallard.
The second coin of the series, released in July 2013, depicts the Wood Duck.
The third coin of theseries, released in March 2014, depicts the Pintail.
The fourth coin of the series, released in September 2014, depicts the Harlequin Duck.
The fifth of the series, released in March 2015, depicts the CinnamonTeal.
The sixth and the last coin of the series, released in August 2015, depicts the Canvasback.
 

DUCKS OF CANADA - PINTAIL - 2014 CANADIAN COINS 03 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 10- FLORA, FAUNA & NATURE and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.