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Roseate Spoonbill - Nice cooling paddle  Geotagged,Platalea ajaja,Roseate Spoonbill,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Roseate Spoonbill - Nice cooling paddle

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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.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by stephen whittaker
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By stephen whittaker

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Uploaded Jan 19, 2014. Captured Aug 15, 2005 21:59 in 4678 Rue Bayou, Sanibel, FL 33957, USA.
  • NIKON D70
  • f/5.6
  • 10/2000s
  • 300mm