Caption

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) adult male skimming crustaceans and plankton from the water's surface with lamellae in bill that act like sieves

Date

Feb 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra / Philippe Clément

Reference

BRK25C68_257

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (1.9Mb) / 14.2in x 9.5in / 4252 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty male animal male animals male male adult male water surface water surfaces Water area open water body of water surface of water water waters waterfront beak beaks bill Duck Ducks Anas water bird water birds waterfowl aquatic bird waterfowls aquatic birds Aves Bird Birds wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal animals wildlife fauna Crustacean Crustacea Crustaceans kitchen utensil kitchen device kitchen utensils kitchen tool kitchen devices kitchen tools kitchen appliace kitchen appliaces male males Arthropod Arthropoda Arthropods lamella lamellas lamellae colander sieve sieves colanders strainer sifter adult Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Northern Shovelers Shoveler Spatula clypeata plankton skim skims skimming wildlife photography wildlife photography natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments bird photography Anatidae duck bird duck birds Anseriformes geese bird