During the early days of February I recorded a pair of [Northern] Shoveler (Anas clypeata) on the Great Pond at Epsom Common but failed to get any shots as they were always very wary and tended to hide in the waterside vegetation. However a recent visit to Farlington Marshes provided the opportunity to get a couple of images to share of both sexes in their breeding plumage.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday.
Northern Shovelers are about to leave AZ for the "winter". It's very sad to see them go. Awesome ducks!
ReplyDeleteI can see how they got their name. Quite the beak.
ReplyDeleteNice looking ducks! Their bills are so interesting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful duck they are. We saw them first time in Alaska ... Maybe these same ones )). Well, probably not. But I bet those ones are definitely not in Alaska now.
ReplyDeleteReally like Shoveler. I've had a male on patch for about a month now.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!
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