Monday, February 22, 2010

Anas clypeata: Northern Shoveler



The Northern Shoveler is a dabbling duck, like the Mallard. It feeds by lowering its bill into the water and straining small critters and plants. That bill is called spatulate, for obvious reasons.

The Shoveler is common in the northern parts of North America, Europe and Asia.

Doodled from a photo on yathin's Flickr photostream.