"Birds will give you a window, if you allow them. They will show you secrets from another world - fresh vision that, though it is avian, can accompany you home and alter your life. They will do this for you even if you don't know their names - though such knowing is a thoughtful gesture. They will do this for you if you watch them." ~ Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
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.