Shoveler (Anas clypeata). Pair feeding, swimming in a circle, each filtering food items disturbed by the feet of the other.

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Common Shoveler (Anas clypeata). Pair sieve feeding from surface film of water. Female or duck left, drake or male right. Each bird is following in the wake of the other in a circulatory movement, benifiting from the disturbance of food items caused by the other. Social feeding.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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