Northern Shoveler Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: A common but unique-looking bird in South Dakota, my favorite photo is of a drake Northern Shoveler, taken on April 26th, 2019 on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in central part of the state. With plumage that has both black and white feathering, and a green head that only really "shines" in the right light, it's tough to get both a good exposure and good representation of the coloring of these guys, but I think this photo does a pretty good job.

Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata


Northern Shoveler 1 April 24th, 2011 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 2 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 3 March 22nd, 2009 Henderson Bird Preserve, Nevada	Northern Shoveler 4 August 15th, 2005 Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Northern Shoveler 5 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 6 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 7 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 8 April 11th, 2010 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Northern Shoveler 9 May 2nd, 2010 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 10 May 2nd, 2010 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 11 April 1st, 2012 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 12 April 24th, 2011 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Northern Shoveler 13 March 31st, 2012 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 14 May 17th, 2013 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 15 April 26th, 2019 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 16 April 23rd, 2020 Lincoln County, South Dakota

Northern Shoveler 17 April 4th, 2020 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 18 April 4th, 2020 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 19 April 4th, 2020 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Shoveler 20 April 4th, 2020 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Northern Shoveler 21 April 15th, 2017 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota