Whilst traveling to a TIDE cleanup at Punta Ycacos this weekend, Britli Muschamp and her son Edwin noticed a duck struggling in the sea. She asked the captain to drive closer so they could investigate, and found that the male Blue-Winged Teal was tangled in a plastic bag.
It is a good example of how trash can be hazardous to marine life, why TIDE conducts beach clean-ups, and why we all need to be sure to dispose of our garbage properly,
The bird was released later and could fly properly.