Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Appearance:
Dabbler duck

Large, spoon-shaped bill

Male:               

    Green head
    White chest
    Rusty sides

    Black bill

Female :(pictured)

     Mottled brown

     Gray and orange bill

Listen to its call.

I love these ducks. They are so odd looking with their huge bill.  I saw this one in Regent's Park last week.  There was only the one though; no male in sight.

Stretching after bathing

Comb-like projections on bill used to strain food from the water.  

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