Roseate Spoonbill
by Rebecca Herranen
Title
Roseate Spoonbill
Artist
Rebecca Herranen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Audubon Society describes the Roseate Spoonbill as beautiful from a distance and bizarre when you see them up close. I could not have described them in a better way. The Roseate Spoonbill has the most beautiful pink feathers, but then they have this bald head, somewhat like a vulture and this fantastical flat spoon shaped bill which is why they are called spoonbills.
Spoonbills spend their time hanging out with wading birds. In shallow waters they slowly walk forward, swinging their heads from side to side, sifting through the murky water. On this day the surface of the water was covered with a green algae.
As far as their size, compared to other birds they are amongst the largest. They spend time in fresh, brackish and marine waters, that would include wetlands, swamps, mangroves and bays. Spoonbills nest along the water in the trees, laying 2-3 spotted brown eggs that will hatch in about 23 days. Both parents care for the young who will take flight at about 7-8 weeks.
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December 30th, 2020
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Thanks for sharing this popular beauty! Congratulations! Your wonderful work has been featured on the home page of the Over 3000 Views group. Please make it available for future viewing by posting your feature in the Featured Images Archive discussion thread and any other appropriate discussion threads-- ie sales of your group images etc.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Rebecca!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! You are invited to post your art in the "SPECIAL FEATURE ARCHIVE DISCUSSION in the Camera Art group. Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art Group. You can do that in the specific "SPECIAL FEATURES NOMINATIONS ONLY- VOL 8” discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! Congratulations on your well deserved Special Featured Artist of the Week! F/L
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. l/f/pin 4/3/23
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Rebecca!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
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