Birds feeding in the same pond

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Dunlin with a blunt downcurving bill equipped with a sensitive tip to locate prey by probing and jabbing
Short-billed Dowitcher with a long straight bill for deep probing in soft ground
American Avocet with a long thin recurved bill for foraging by scything
Marbled Godwit with a slightly upturned bicolored bill for probing and gleaning for food
Green-winged Teal with a small bill for dabbling in shallow water
Northern Shoveler with a long bill elongated at the tip, equipped for straining and filtering water
American Coot with a short stubby bill suitable for pecking and dabbling
White Ibis with a long decurved bill for getting prey beneath soft surface in shallow water
Great Blue Heron with a long pointed bill for catching fish
Brown Pelican with a large bill for catching fish by surface-seizing or plunging. Fish are trapped in gular pouch.
Average weights and lengths of birds