Northern shoveler

Thanks John! I was really pleased to be able to catch the male & female together.

Thanks Jerry!

They do look very heavy too! This is what wiki say about the bill - They use their highly specialized bill (from which their name is derived) to forage for aquatic invertebrates – a carnivorous diet. Their wide-flat bill is equipped with well-developed lamellae – small, comb-like structures on the edge of the bill that act like sieves, allowing the birds to skim crustaceans and plankton from the water's surface. This adaptation, more specialized in shovelers, gives them an advantage over other puddle ducks, with which they do not have to compete for food resources during most of the year.

Look at those bills. They look almost too big for the birds' heads. But I guess they serve their purpose well.

Thank you Ali!

WoW! Very Nice..

Thanks Alice! Yes, they are certainly well named!

Great photos! And look at those beaks! Nothing like the ducks here in my part of Australia

Thanks Kerry & Aaron!

Oh, man! What a super shot of the pair together! (first image)

What a great looking duck. Nice photos