Norther Shoveler with a huge bill

in #birds7 years ago

This Northern Shoveler was hanging out on a little island when I spotted it. I thought it was a female mallard, but upon closer inspection I noticed its huge bill! She was nice enough to give me a wing stretch and some preening, which is always nice to see :)

The lighting was not good as the sun was close to setting for the day, but I'm happy I captured this Norther Shoveler :) Last year was the first time I had ever seen a Norther Shoveler, and you have to look closely sometimes, because they spend a lot of time with their big bill in the water :)



You can hear some Wood Ducks in the background whistling and vocalizing :)

This video was captured at Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver Canada.

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awww thank you love how you zoomed in and so close do the duck stanley thank you

With love,

harj : ) xoxo
Abstract artist
(My latest artwork is "Government")

Thanks for the comment @harj!

I always try to zoom in as close as possible :) but sometimes it gets me into trouble, especially when the subject is moving ;) I now try get some good zoomed footage, and then try to get some less zoomed video to give some wider context :)

Awww Thank you! Stanley great to get your interpretation on my last art post called "Government" your insight would help us : )

With love,

harj : ) xoxo
Abstract artist
(My latest artwork is "Government")

oops :)

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