Shoveler take-off with a splash
by Judi Dressler
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Shoveler take-off with a splash
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Judi Dressler
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Northern Shovelers are interesting to watch. They form large circular groups in the water, which helps them strain food with their oversized beaks as they go round and round. This one, however, either had enough or possibly had decided that there might be better pickins elsewhere, and I was happy to get a shot of him just as his rocketed out of the water from a pond in a park where I was photographing.
From Audubon's website: "Many of the dabbling ducks use their flat bills to strain food items from the water, but the big spatulate bill of the Northern Shoveler is adapted to take this habit to the extreme. Flocks of shovelers often swim along with their big bills barely submerged in front of them, straining food from the muddy soup of shallow waters. Despite their heavy-set build, shovelers are good fliers; at large gatherings, groups often are seen taking off, circling the area repeatedly, then alighting again."
Photo taken on January 28th, 2017, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
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