🪔 It began with the scent of incense and the beat of a single drum… The first sound I heard wasn’t the cry of a kingfisher or the gentle slap of water on the boat’s hull.It was the rhythmic beat of a dhak, rolling across the twilight river like a memory reawakened. I was on […]
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Taxonomy & Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Spatula Species: Spatula clypeata The Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) is a medium-sized dabbling duck known for its distinctive spatula-shaped bill. It is widely distributed across North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, including wintering grounds in […]