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Many of the dabbling ducks use their flat bills to strain food items from the water, but the big spatulate bill of the Northern Shoveler is adapted to take this habit to the extreme. Northern Shoveler flocks often swim along with their big bills barely submerged in front of them, straining food from the muddy soup of shallow waters. Despite their heavy-set build, Northern Shovelers are good fliers; at large gatherings, groups often are seen taking off, circling the area repeatedly, then alighting again.
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