Roseate Spoonbills derive their name because of their QUIRKY flattened bill which they sweep side to side to find food.
Pale white coloring is an immature, their coloring deepens with age, adults have brilliant pink coloring.
Approximate size 30 inches with 50 inch wingspan.
This photo series was taken over time this winter at Circle B Bar Reserve located in Polk County Florida.
Post script to What does SPRING mean to you?, the young heron fledged 2 days after I took the photo (wish I could have see that).
Do You See What I See…
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Patty Charles 
These are great captures .. love the colouring of the bird… our spoonbills are just white and actually nothing really special.. but it is a difficult bird to capture photos of… love these though…
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They are listed as rare in our bird book and this is the first year of seeing them in the same place over a period of time. I thought the coloring had to do with gender until I looked the info up. Glad you enjoyed!
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All of these are pure perfection…my favorite is the last pic!
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Glad you enjoyed the views; personally I like the last one best also.
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Now that’s a bird that is in the Pink! Lovely
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Pretty in Pink! Glad you enjoyed Ron!
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Yeah, those are some funky birds. The top one has great contrasts; the bottom one a fantastic splash of pink.
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Funky is a perfect metaphor for them, glad you enjoyed them.
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These are great and how fun that I just came from catching up at Val’s who also had one of these unlikely looking birds. That top shot is particularly good.
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Too bad Val and I didn’t have a chance to meet up. Glad you enjoyed the views.
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They are certainly very striking looking birds in their pink finery.
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Watching them use their bills to find food is so much fun, I keep snapping and snapping. Glad you enjoyed.
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All three are stunning captures of this interesting bird.
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For some reason I can’t get enough of the Spoonbills’s, glad you enjoyed.
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They might be quirky but they are beautifully colored. Bet that bill is very useful!
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They are quirky just like their photographer 🙂 glad you enjoyed the views.
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These are great. I have never seen an image of a spoonbill feeding before.
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Thanks Clara, until this winter I’d never seen them feeding either.
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These are perfect for the quirky theme! I didn’t know the information about the coloring indicating an older bird, fun little tidbit.
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Thanks Lorri! I didn’t know the tidbit about the coloring until I looked it up in the bird book 🙂 Thanks for taking time to stop by!
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Great series of shots. A love the third photo, where you’ve captured the bird’s color and that great reflection.
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Thank you PhotoBlog2812! I agree the third shot is my favorite as well!
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Those are some amazing birds you have captured beautifully. Particularly the first photo is stunning, with an excellent composition, great colours, and captured at the right moment. Well done!
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Otto, your comments are always encouraging and I am happy that you enjoyed life as I see it.
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