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Shoveller drakes shovelling, West Park

24 October 2017 by David

Shoveller drake shovelling, West Park

Immature (or still in eclipse plumage) shoveller drake, swimming in a tight circle as it feeds, shovelling with its beak, on West Park lake. Further from the shore, another drake with its showier feathers.

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