Mascle d'ànec cullerot (Spatula clypeata). Dins el característic bec hi ha un sistema de filtració especialitzat que els permet competir amb eficiència per un recurs nutricional poc accesible per d'altres espècies.
#ocells #ocellsdecatalunya #birdsoftheworld #spatulaclypeata

Refollowing people is going to be a pain… I guess we’d better have some ducks in the meantime, and then I can reintroduce myself having shifted servers…

This #FiveDuckFriday we have four #TuftedDucks and more importantly a majestic #Shoveler, which is the #DuckOfTheDay

#NorthernShoveler #SpatulaClypeata #Ducks #LowCarbonBirding #BirdsSeenIn2025

El bragat una de les espècies d'ànecs hivernants de l'Albufera, crida l'atenció pel seu enorme bec. En la foto apareix una femella (esquerra) i un mascle (dreta).

#bragat #aneccullerot #cucharacomun #northernshoveler #Spatulaclypeata #birdwatching #birdphotography

A male Northern #Shoveler #duck at the Merritt Island #NationalWildlifeRefuge.
#NorthernShovelers have a large number of color morphs depending on sex, season, age, and sometimes even region.

This Shoveler is swimming in the calm ponds of #MINWR.

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#SpatulaClypeata, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

Male Northern Shoveler by Heron And Fox

Male Northern Shoveler by Heron And Fox

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