Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Diet
This duck eats small aquatic bugs, seeds, and plants.
Habitat
Found in shallow freshwater wetlands, well-vegetated lakes, and marshes.
Nesting
Lays 8-12 eggs in a depression placed in short vegetation near water and lined with down and some feathers. Incubation is 22-23 days and fledging occurs at 40-45 days.
Did you know?
When flushed off its nest, a female northern shoveler will defecate on its eggs, presumably to deter predators.