Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Family: Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Northern Shoveler is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
Did you know
They use their highly specialised bills to forage for aquatic invertebrates.
Northern shovelers feed by dabbling for plant food, often by swinging their bills from side to side and using the bill to strain food from the water.
The nest is a shallow depression in the ground, lined with vegetation and down.