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Originally Posted by IanD
The European Wigeon has light flank feathers, barred in very similar way to mallard and teal, but the barring is not as contrasty as in a good teal feather, but is nearer to teal than the mallard.
They have brown breast feathers, so there's a graduation in colour as one area merges into the other, and some 'flank' feathers have a brownish tinge.
The best are very good though, and the black/grey contrast is very well defined.
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I had the opportunity to compare some Teal against Wigeon today at the Kelso fair. The Wigeon had good definition with nice dark bars, but the bars were much finer than the Teal. I am going to try out the Teal I got there on a few patterns, then maybe try a few variations with Wigeon, just to see if it makes any difference.
Thanks to all for the input.
