{"id":1009,"date":"2013-05-16T20:13:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2019-01-06T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T16:08:02","slug":"teal-jinxing-and-jiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Teal &#8211; jinxing and jiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are sketches of teal between September and January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/img_9396\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"462,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1361725400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_9396&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9396\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956-269x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1010 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9396\" width=\"370\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956.jpg 462w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal1-e1368771748956-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These small, fast flying ducks that jinx and jive in flight are fascinating. Their teal green wing bars shimmer in\u00a0the winter sunlight, though even on a grey day they don&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I love watching teal on the wing. It would be much easier to sketch them at rest or floating serenely. Though it is in flight that I find them most exciting.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t feel that I have successfully captured the essence of speed yet. Whether or not I will ever be able to convey that on paper is debatable but I will keep trying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/img_9397\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"635,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1361725573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_9397&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9397\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2-297x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1011 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9397\" width=\"635\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed making this January sketch of teal passing Denny Island.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/img_9398\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"558,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1362066164&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_9398&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9398\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298-300x265.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1012\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9398\" width=\"558\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298.jpg 558w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal3-e1368771828298-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a>I remember watching the cargo vessel Heluan passing Chapel Pill. The colours of her containers matched the September hues of the salt marsh grass. \u00a0The teal zigzagged their way down the pill following the water course.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/img_0381\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363876527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_0381&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0381\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4-300x204.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1013 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0381\" width=\"512\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal4-440x300.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see hundreds of teal on the wing is a joy but also a challenge to sketch.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em id=\"__mceDel\"><strong>Related post<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a title=\"Iridescent teal and the Vecht Trader\" href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/iridescent-teal\/\">Iridescent Teal and the Vecht Trader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are sketches of teal between September and January. These small, fast flying ducks that jinx and jive in flight are fascinating. Their teal green wing bars shimmer in\u00a0the winter sunlight, though even on a grey day they don&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,25,50],"tags":[10,9,12],"class_list":{"0":"post-1009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-boats","8":"category-ducks","9":"category-winter","10":"tag-salt-marsh","11":"tag-saltmarsh","12":"tag-teal","13":"grid-item","14":"grid-item-portrait","16":"fallback-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These are sketches of teal between September and January. These small, fast flying ducks that jinx and jive in flight are fascinating. Their teal green wing bars shimmer in\u00a0the winter sunlight, though even on a grey day they don&#8217;t disappoint.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg?fit=635%2C640&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"635\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hilary Kington\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hilary Kington\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hilary Kington\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594\"},\"headline\":\"Teal &#8211; jinxing and jiving\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\"},\"wordCount\":185,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"salt marsh\",\"saltmarsh\",\"teal\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Boats\",\"Just ducks\",\"Winter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\",\"name\":\"Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg\",\"width\":635,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teal &#8211; jinxing and jiving\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"description\":\"The salt marsh &quot;a place where teal spring without warning, where clouds of dunlin dazzle and where my spirit soars\u201d.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png\",\"width\":101,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hilary Kington\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.ukwildlifeart.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/author\/hkington\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","og_description":"These are sketches of teal between September and January. These small, fast flying ducks that jinx and jive in flight are fascinating. Their teal green wing bars shimmer in\u00a0the winter sunlight, though even on a grey day they don&#8217;t disappoint.","og_url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/","og_site_name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","article_published_time":"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":635,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg?fit=635%2C640&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hilary Kington","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hilary Kington","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/"},"author":{"name":"Hilary Kington","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594"},"headline":"Teal &#8211; jinxing and jiving","datePublished":"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/"},"wordCount":185,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg","keywords":["salt marsh","saltmarsh","teal"],"articleSection":["Boats","Just ducks","Winter"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/","name":"Teal - jinxing and jiving - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg","datePublished":"2013-05-16T20:13:34+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-06T16:08:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg","width":635,"height":640},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/teal-jinxing-and-jiving\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teal &#8211; jinxing and jiving"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/","name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","description":"The salt marsh &quot;a place where teal spring without warning, where clouds of dunlin dazzle and where my spirit soars\u201d.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization","name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png","width":101,"height":120,"caption":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594","name":"Hilary Kington","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hilary Kington"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.ukwildlifeart.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/author\/hkington\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/teal2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paANr0-gh","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1009"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3839,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions\/3839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}