It's a sort of Barbara Streisand of the duck world.
They typically feed by ducking their heads just under the water, and shaking their heads from side to side straining their food out from the water - I saw a single drake doing this on London Road Pond a couple of weeks ago - occasionally forming large rafts of shoveller working the water, their massed action stirring up more food.
This handsome fellow at Langford was more interested in cruising serenely about; unlike many wild duck species, this one was quite happy to come close to shore and let you get a good look!
I'm glad my nose isn't like that.
Si
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They really are bizarre-looking creatures, aren't they?
ReplyDeletePretty things, although I can't get excited about ducks generally :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! I think they are pretty cool, not at all shy!
ReplyDeleteThey may be common but I have never seen one :)
ReplyDeleteFunny looking duck...........
Well ... I like its colouring!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Poor old shoveller getting bad reviews!
ReplyDeleteStunning the Shoveler, I love him.
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