The Northern Shoveler
The Northern Shoveler, I put one photo of this bird on a few weeks ago and I got to see them again last week at a small swampy kind of lake where they love to hang out. Now it says the males have an iridescent green color on their necks this time of year. But this one here looked purple to blueish color in the sun.
Either way it is very colorful this time of year.
One of these photos below is a digital painting and the other is a regular photo. It is really hard to tell the difference unless you zoom in, but the one on the left is digital oil painting. Gives it softer lines, I like using that feature on certain photos when I can.
The Northern Shoveler
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So cute.😩😩😩 I love the photography.
Thank you very much 😊
Fantastic photos!
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Or as Linda likes to call them, the pancake (bill) duck hehehe. Quite the colorful duck.
It is strange looking to see a bill that large on a duck, but they sure are colorful right now.
You are close-up and both versions are equally stunning Sandra – the beak/bill is so interesting looking.
Fabulous shots, Sandra, very nice details and showing all their colors!
Thank you Donna, they are so colorful.
They are beautiful!! But why do they have a grumpy face?
I know, they look like they are scowling, 😊
I literally expressed OMG when I saw this. Magnificent. Why do I have to always fill in email, name and website? If I don’t comment it is only because of this because I love your blog
Thank you very much, I am not sure why it does that. It happens to me when I try to comment on others also. I have Uninstalled my app and reinstalled it before and that helped a couple times plus I have to make sure my plug-ins are all up to date. I have skipped over adding comments now and then because I can’t remember my password. 😊
I do appreciate your comment as well today, I looked it up why you have to fill in the email and I could not find anything yet. But thank you so much. 🙂
I’ve never seen one of those. How pretty.
Me either, such an interesting bill for a duck.
I agree.
Is there construction going on in that swamp? There’s a shoveler and a crane, how about a western backhoe?
Sorry my warped mind escaped again.
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That is such a good one. My mind wasn’t even close to your train of thought. I so would have used that. 😅
Thanks 😊 But your mind just isn’t warped enough yet 🤣😂🤣
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Beautiful! It is not easy to catch a Shoveler in its environment without arousing alarm
So true, he did not stay very long, he was keeping an eye on me for sure. 😊
Congrats on these. Shovelers can be hard to get any type of shot.
I know, this one was fat away and he did not stick around very long. Their bills are so unique to the duck world and so colorful.
Beautiful. Great shots too. We have been seeing them here in Colorado lately too. 🙂
This is my first time seeing one, so many colors when the sun shines on them.
I know. Aren’t they beautiful?! 🙂
Sandra – I learn a lot from you. My own Wordless Wednesdays are slowly improving to be of higher quality as a result.
My latest photos are scheduled for late April into May. But they are also in Instagram immediately.
You inspire me.
My Insta ID is gerard.palermo
Thank you very much, I love the photos you have been putting on. There is so much we can share with others with photos and words. It brightens people’s day, I love looking at others photos as well as taking them. It is fun to see places that I may never get to. I will add your name to my Instagram, I just started one so I don’t have anything on there yet. 😊
Very cool. I like that his bill is blue, as well.
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Thank you Francine 🙂
Nice shots of the shoveler Sandra.
Thank you Rudi, they are very colorful this time of year. 🙂
Beek looks a bit like platypus, no?
Yes it does, it is sure different for a duck 🙂