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northern shoveler – lamellae
Image by qmnonic
The bill of the Northern Shoveler is about 6.5 cm (2.5 inches) long. The bill has has about 110 fine projections (called lamellae) along the edges, for straining food from water. (Northern Shoveler – All About Birds)
If you look closely, you can see the projections just under her bill.
Bird Fed
Image by JoyPog
All that food disappeared in about four days….they don’t mess around.
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