Northern Shoveler

Mystery Bird: Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata

grrlscientist | April 9, 2009

tags: Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, photographed in San Bernard Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 March 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Rick Wright, author of Aimophila Adventures and Managing Director of WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide, writes: This is a great illustration of how it pays to know more…

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