Yesterday I posted a couple of pictures of shovelers in flight so for today I decided to share a few shots of a male shoveler on the water. I think these are really beautiful birds especially the male as this one in his breeding plumage, he is so colourful. Although their beaks are an unusual shape they are perfectly adapted to feeding on the food particles that they stir up with their feet which are working furiously beneath the water.
Often they feed in small groups because the action of their combined paddling makes the process more efficient but this one seemed quite content feeding on his own.
I like the sheen on the water and the reflections broken up by the ripples.
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