Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Unlike the rest of the dabbling ducks, the Northern Shoveler is more of a surface feeder, Their large odd-shaped bill has over a hundred fine projections called lamellae along the edges, for filtering tiny crustaceans, other aquatic invertebrates, and seeds from the shallow waterways where they like to feed.
These birds are not only North American but are found across Europe and Asia as well.
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Large open water ponds here attracted ducks and geese. Lee Metcalf NWR in the Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:26 15:25 |
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Location:
Lee Metcalf NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4898-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Swimming pair at Sacramento NWR, between Willows and Williams, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:12:31 12:08 |
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Location:
Sacramento NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6532-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Near Lack & Lindsey Roads. Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:13 16:52 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8132-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Location is the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, south of Klamath Falls Oregon in California USA 2016-05-05. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 13:51 |
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Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720922-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Location is the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, south of Klamath Falls Oregon in California USA 2016-05-05. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 13:53 |
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Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720941-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Note the lamellae, used for filtering food. Fort Lowell Park in Tucson Arizona USA 2016-05-05. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:25 11:32 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: jcd2004NorthernShoveler |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Note the lamellae, used for filtering food. Fort Lowell Park in Tucson Arizona USA 2016-05-05. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:25 11:36 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/750 |
File Name: jcd2024NorthernShoveler |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Whelan Lake, near Oceanside. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:05 15:16 |
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Location:
Rancho San Luis Rey Trailer Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_3414NorthernShoveler |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Whelan Lake, near Oceanside. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:09 12:03 |
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Location:
Rancho San Luis Rey Trailer Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD_3501NortherShovler |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2005:02:17 9:14 |
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Location:
San Antonito |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 600 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_4179NorthernShoveler |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2005:02:17 9:27 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD_4206NorthernShoveler |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2005:02:17 9:41 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD_4231NorthernShoveler |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Raft of Shovelers shoveling. Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:15 11:31 |
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Location:
Terminal City |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD_4445NorthernShoveler |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Foraging hens at Sacramento NWR, between Willows and Williams, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:12:31 12:12 |
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Location:
Sacramento NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6542-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Swimming pair at Sacramento NWR, between Willows and Williams, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:12:31 11:00 |
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Location:
Sacramento NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6250-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 13:01 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4474-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Autumn adult male at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:24 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0247-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Winter visitor at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 11:38 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X4307-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Winter visitor at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 11:18 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X4200-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Female in Imperial Beach, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:01:31 13:37 |
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Location:
Imperial Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X0807-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: A pair seen at the Merced National Wildlife Reserve on 2019-01-26, twelve miles southwest of the town of Merced, Merced County California (USA). |
Date Taken: 2019:01:26 15:48 |
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Location:
Merced NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 460 mm, f/10.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: NorthernShoveler_D507761-Merced-NWR |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: (Anas clypeata) Seen at the Merced National Wildlife Reserve on 2019-01-26, twelve miles southwest of the town of Merced, Merced County California (USA). |
Date Taken: 2019:01:26 13:40 |
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Location:
Merced NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 490 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: NorthernShoveler_D507189-Merced-NWR |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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