Roseate Spoonbills

Roseate Spoonbills, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize - TR_130320_CTWS8519

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

What stunning birds, you are so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing wildlife. Your photos are quite outstanding. Perhaps you could find it in yourself to offer some tips to us mere mortals??? Posted 12 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thank you Tony for another amazing set of spectacular wildlife, well described and many are new species to JungleDragon. This one is promoted to the homepage. Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Tony, wow, their skulls are breathtaking,fantasy-like even. Maybe it is me after having given intensive training for two days, having a beer right now, but hey, wow. Contrast and sharpness, exotic and triggering imagination. Posted 12 years ago

The Roseate Spoonbill

The Roseate Spoonbill, "Platalea ajaja", is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and the Gulf Coast of the United States.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises

Species identified by WildFlower