Note the subtle vortex in the water. Northern Shovelers sometimes spin like phalaropes to draw food to the surface. Photographed at Dutch Gap in Virginia.
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![[Northern Shoveler]](/gallery/birds/waterfowl/ducks/dabblers/shovelers/northern_shoveler_3.jpg "Northern Shoveler")
