1. Easy Steps to Drawing a Drake Mallard
2. Mallard
3. Canvasback
4. American Wigeon
5. Gadwall
6. Northern Shoveler
7. Green-winged Teal
8. Wood Duck
9. Northern Pintail
10. Three Quick Steps to Drawing Ducks
11. Parts of a Duck
12. Parts of a Wing
13. Duck Drawings
14. Six Simple Tips for Quick Bird ID
15. References

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Northern Shoveler
 
Male characteristics
-green head and neck
-yellow eye with black pupil
-large black spoon-shaped bill
-white breast with brownish red flanks
-pale blue, white, and green patches on the wing
-short, orange legs and feet

Female characteristics
-pale brown head and body
-large orange spoon-shaped bill
-orange legs and feet
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Northern shovelers inhabit both deep and shallow waters and prairie meadows.