Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Unlike the rest of the dabbling ducks, the Northern Shoveler is more of a surface feeder, filtering food from the shallows of waterways. 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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