Make Shovler?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:47 am
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Re: Make Shovler?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:25 am
Lovely photo john, though I don't know the breed.
Re: Make Shovler?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:00 pm
It is a male Shoveler. After the breeding season they moult into what is called the Eclipse plumage which then is moulted in the autumn back to the breeding plumage. This fellow is halfway between the eclipse and the breeding which is what makes him look so odd. 
Re: Make Shovler?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:49 am
Many thanks