{"id":32753,"date":"2013-02-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebirdersreport.com\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:38:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:38:45","slug":"a-closer-look-at-the-northern-shoveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/a-closer-look-at-the-northern-shoveler\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look at the Northern Shoveler"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Northern Shoveler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Northern Shovelers (Anas clypeata) photos by Larry Jordan<\/p>\n

The Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata),unlike most dabbling ducks, has a bill ideally suited for straining small swimming crustaceans from the water (click on photos for full sized images).<\/p>\n

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Northern Shovelers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

This is the drake in breeding plumage photographed at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge last week.<\/p>\n

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Northern Shoveler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Note the spatulate bill…<\/p>\n

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Northern Shoveler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

perfectly shaped for straining the water surface while swimming.<\/p>\n