Northern shoveler, male
On Reifel pond
Although it's not visible from this angle, that extremely distinctive bill has an amazing comb like structure at the edges to sieve water and mud. I find shovelers fairly shy, but this male, on a quieter backwater, came quite close while foraging.
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Uploaded on February 21, 2012
Taken on February 19, 2012
Northern shoveler, male
On Reifel pond
Although it's not visible from this angle, that extremely distinctive bill has an amazing comb like structure at the edges to sieve water and mud. I find shovelers fairly shy, but this male, on a quieter backwater, came quite close while foraging.
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Uploaded on February 21, 2012
Taken on February 19, 2012