Line up - Northern Shoveler

The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) uses its spoon-shaped bill, which is edged with fine projections called lamellae, to strain seeds, small crustaceans, algae, plankton and tiny invertebrates from water. The pictured northern shovelers were recently seen in the flooded fields of Alligator River Refuge.

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