A break from dabbling...
I spotted several Northern Shoveler's dabbling away just inside the driving entrance to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, Maryland. So, I set up my gear and waited for some nice shots. The ducks were insistent on keeping their heads down as they dabbled for food and only when they would swim a little between areas would they have their bill up in a nice profile, like this photo. Similar in the iridescent green plumage of Mallard, this drake's distinctive elongated and wide bill identifies him as a shoveler.
Taken 9 March 2017 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
A break from dabbling...
I spotted several Northern Shoveler's dabbling away just inside the driving entrance to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, Maryland. So, I set up my gear and waited for some nice shots. The ducks were insistent on keeping their heads down as they dabbled for food and only when they would swim a little between areas would they have their bill up in a nice profile, like this photo. Similar in the iridescent green plumage of Mallard, this drake's distinctive elongated and wide bill identifies him as a shoveler.
Taken 9 March 2017 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.