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Shovellers shovelling, West Park pool

Shoveller shovelling, West Park pool

Shovellers: ducks with beaks which widen to a spoon shape as they get to then end. They use them to plough through the water, dabbling for food just below the surface.

This pair have been on the West Park lake recently. The male was still in eclipse plumage, and not easy to distinguish from the female.