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Red shoveler; Chilean name Pato cuchara        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Red shovelers resemble the shovelers of the Northern Hemisphere in size, shape, and habits, but have a more subdued coloration.   This one was in a small roadside pond in south Chile, near Puerto Natales.

  • Canon 1D3, 500 mm f4 IS lens with 2X converter (2009)