-great picture with interesting display of color!

-actually, now that I look more closely at the subjects, I'm thinking you have a family of Northern Shovellers; check out the distinctively large spoon- like bill, which tends to make the adult female look "front- heavy"! See also how she sits in the water, beak- down and wings and tail up.

Thanks for the feed back . I think you are right it is a northern Shoveler

- I can see that I'll have to remember to spell Shoveler with one "L"! :o)