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Shoveller drake shovelling, West Park lake

Shoveller drake shovelling, West Park lake

A small group of shovellers seem to have settled in for the winter on West Park lake. This drake was a little nearer than the rest of the group, shovelling water from just below the surface through its bill to extract food.

The iridescent feathers of its head changed colour from green to blue and black as it caught the mid-day sunlight at different angles.