Shovelers, (spoonbills); to many, are early migrants, moving out at first frost. The largest numbers are in the central and Pacific flyways.
The usual flight is steady and direct. When startled, the small flocks twist and turn in the air like teal.
They are not highly regarded as table birds, because one third of the usual diet is animal matter.
Length: 19 1/2"
Weight: 1 1/2 lbs
Shoveler
Shoveler
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
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hobiecat
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Re: Shoveler
I sure would like to shoot one or two of them!
I was drunk the day my momma got outta prison.
Re: Shoveler
Says they taste like chit... I'm not sure I have ever seen one... Never had an interest in bird watching.
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
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hobiecat
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Re: Shoveler
I like's watchin'em, right before I pulls the trigger!
I was drunk the day my momma got outta prison.
Re: Shoveler
Chit, I am at a loss - dont know enough about duck huntin to make a reply..
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
Re: Shoveler
Aint that the trueth
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear