Went into Shelby Bottoms Park at the Forrest Green entrance yesterday afternoon for a quick look and found about five pairs of Northern Shovelers. They were all paired off and in unison spinning slowly around with their heads below the water. It was an amazing ballet, and I assume mating behavior. The females would occasionally break away but then coming back and they'd start spinning again. Two pair were quite close to the walk, the others were farther away down the pond. Lyda Phillips (301) 518-7538 (cell) www.lydaphillips.com writerworking.blogspot.com/