Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas [June; Martin County, Minnesota]
Northern Shovelers winter by the thousands along the wetlands of the Rio Grande in New Mexico [December; Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico]
Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas; This Northern Shoveler male will mate and then leave his family [June; Martin County, Minnesota]
Northern Shoveler [March; Santa Barbara, California]
![Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas [June; Martin County, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-HJSsm7H/0/c3e9718d/S/Northern%20Shoveler%20and%20BwTeal%20Martin%20Co%20MN%20_MG_4926-S.jpg)
![Northern Shovelers winter by the thousands along the wetlands of the Rio Grande in New Mexico [December; Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-kSPKXVD/0/8b248e55/M/Northern%20Shoveler%20Bosque%20del%20Apache%20NM%20IMG_0007379-M.jpg)
![Northern Shovelers winter by the thousands along the wetlands of the Rio Grande in New Mexico [December; Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-B33sr2b/0/7b9958bb/M/Northern%20Shoveler%20Bosque%20del%20Apache%20NM%20IMG_0007379%20%281%29-M.jpg)
![Northern Shovelers winter by the thousands along the wetlands of the Rio Grande in New Mexico [December; Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-8RPpndK/0/5b39a51c/S/Northern%20Shoveler%20Bosque%20del%20Apache%20NM%20IMG_0007485-S.jpg)
![Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas; This Northern Shoveler male will mate and then leave his family [June; Martin County, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-7dJnL9k/0/595851e9/S/Northern%20Shoveler%20Martin%20County%20MN%20_MG_4927-S.jpg)
![Northern Shoveler [March; Santa Barbara, California]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Ducks-Geese-Swans/Northern-Shoveler/i-V633ZnT/0/91c895f6/S/Northern%20Shoveler%20Santa%20Barbara%20CA%20IMG_0535-S.jpg)