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Spoonbill Bird A surprised spoonbill, when a hawk decided he wanted to share the same branch. Photo taken at Birdsville in the Australian Outback Australian Bird,Hawk,Platalea flavipes,Spoonbill,Yellow-billed Spoonbill Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spoonbill Bird

A surprised spoonbill, when a hawk decided he wanted to share the same branch. Photo taken at Birdsville in the Australian Outback

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    Wow....tell us what happened? Posted 11 years ago
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    Woo hoo! Well done for capturing that! Posted 11 years ago

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The Yellow-billed Spoonbill

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is common in southeast Australia; it is not unusual on the remainder of the continent, and is a vagrant to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. It is around 90 cm long, and has white plumage with a yellow bill, legs and feet.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Feb 28, 2014. Captured Jul 14, 2010 16:42.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm