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Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)

I love the huge bill on these guys. You can see the small, comb-like structures on the edge that it uses for filtering food out of the water. I haven't seen that on bird before.


Age: Mature
Altitude: 6m (19 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, March 8th, 2015 at 2:11 PM
Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f5.6
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
Gender: Male
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
With cropping (you see 51% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 557mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Chickadee Checking Us Out Claira Holds The Food Chickadee On Thin Branch Nara Carrying My Tripod Feeding The Ducks Female House Sparrow Nest Building Harrier Over The Reeds Lesser Yellowlegs Walking Yellowlegs Walking In West Pond Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Chickadee Checking Us Out Claira Holds The Food Nara Carrying My Tripod Harrier Over The Reeds Lesser Yellowlegs Walking Bald Eagle Out Hunting Blackbird In Hand American Avocet Launching Cinnamon Teal Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Claira Holds The Food First Trap Hauled Up Sandheads Lighhouse With Barge And Tugboat Northern Shoveler Breeding Male Blackbird In Hand Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Nara On The Zip Line At The Beach At Sunset Common Yellowthroat First Trap Hauled Up Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Wetlands From Tower Belted_Kingfisher Chickadee Checking Us Out Claira Holds The Food Mallard Flying In Chickadee On Thin Branch Nara Carrying My Tripod Feeding The Ducks Female House Sparrow Nest Building Tree Swallow On Old Nestbox Harrier Over The Reeds Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower Brown Eyed Susans Undershot Field Of Snow Geese Flooded Field Of Pumpkins Belted_Kingfisher Chickadee Checking Us Out Claira Holds The Food Chickadee On Thin Branch Claira Riding On Hay Bales Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower Brown Eyed Susans Undershot Field Of Snow Geese Flooded Field Of Pumpkins Belted_Kingfisher Claira Holds The Food Nara On The Zip Line Claira Riding On Hay Bales Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse David and Eric on Large Pump House Art On The Beach English Bay David And Lost Lagoon Down Temple Steps Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Wetlands From Tower Field Of Snow Geese Flooded Field Of Pumpkins Belted_Kingfisher Chickadee Checking Us Out Claira Holds The Food Chickadee On Thin Branch Nara Carrying My Tripod Claira Riding On Hay Bales Kids Pushing On Pitch Fork Feeding The Ducks Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower Finn Slough Near Mouth Brown Eyed Susans Undershot Field Of Snow Geese Flooded Field Of Pumpkins Belted_Kingfisher Claira Holds The Food Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse At Ladner Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog New National Park Sign Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Just the Head of a Seal Sea Lions on the Rocks Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
Map
Plumage: Breeding
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Delta, Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Scientific Name: species related to Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)
Tag: Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Larger image: 2000 x 1333
Raw image: 5280 x 3520

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