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Northern Shovelers

Anas clypeata

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Female is mottled brown and male has a brown body with an iridescent green head. Both sexes have a large, shovel shaped bill.

Habitat:

At a waste water pond.

Reference Links:

Northern Shoveler, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2014

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