The Northern Shoveler and Ruddy Duck page contains 57 images of these distinctive ducks.
The Northern Shoveler, or Spoonbill, has a large spatulate bill that gives them a feeding advantage
over other dabbling ducks. The aptly named Ruddy Duck, or Stiff-Tailed Duck, is a diving duck. The
breeding male has a distinctive blue bill, white cheeks and a black crown on a rust-red body.
Males have a very entertaining display behavior, detailed in several images on this page.

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Northern Shoveler 5887c

Northern Shoveler 1739c

Northern Shoveler 1761

Northern Shovelers 1746

Northern Shoveler 5884

Northern Shoveler Molting Male 2135

Northern Shoveler Female 1939

Northern Shoveler Molting Male 5497

Northern Shoveler 6592c

Northern Shoveler Landing VLG

Northern Shoveler 6590c

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Northern Shoveler 5889

Northern Shovelers 1747

Northern Shovelers 1752

Northern Shovelers 1754 16x9

Northern Shovelers 1755

Northern Shovelers 1765

Northern Shovelers Mated Pair 6554

Northern Shoveler X0557

Northern Shoveler X0558

Northern Shoveler X0558c

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Ruddy Duck 6549

Ruddy Duck X0159

Ruddy Duck HS0272

Ruddy Ducks HS0029

Ruddy Duck 6557

Ruddy Duck HS0277

Ruddy Duck 6568 16x9

Ruddy Duck HS0279

Ruddy Duck HS0280c

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Ruddy Ducks HS0030

Ruddy Duck Juvenile 6509

Ruddy Duck Juvenile 6543

Ruddy Duck Juvenile HS1554

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Stretching 6495 16x9

Ruddy Duck Juvenile X0931

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0935

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0934 0935 XXL

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Ruddy Duck Juveniles Landing X0938

Ruddy Duck Juveniles Landing X0939

Ruddy Duck Juveniles Landing X0940

Ruddy Duck Juveniles Landing X0941

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0943

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Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0454

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0457

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0459

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0460

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display X0462

Ruddy Duck Juvenile Display XXXL

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Ruddy Duck Display X0210

Ruddy Duck Display X0212

Ruddy Duck Display X0213 16x9

Ruddy Duck Display X0217

Ruddy Duck Display X0219

Ruddy Duck Display X0220

Ruddy Duck Display X0221 16x9

Ruddy Duck Display XXXL

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