Roseate Spoonbills

Two adults spooning for food

Great job on these Scott and I especially like the first one. There does seem to be a difference in the upper legs on that second shot but hopefully it's just the angle. Did you notice it in any other shots and did that leg seem lame at all?

Very nice. #1 is my favorite.

Incredible colors Scott... these have to be a joy to photograph... lovely shots.

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Great series Scott! Never seen pictures of them with that color on the head that I can recall. Is that a breeding thing?

Very nice Scott, didn't know they were here in ontario

Wonderful shots Scott......would love to see some of them one of these days.

Candor wrote in post #10135824
Great job on these Scott and I especially like the first one. There does seem to be a difference in the upper legs on that second shot but hopefully it's just the angle. Did you notice it in any other shots and did that leg seem lame at all?

Thanks Mike....no he didnt appear lame, and its definitely a band that is just above the knee.

kd_reno wrote in post #10135838
Very nice. #1 is my favorite.

Thanks Ken

dbriz wrote in post #10136282
Incredible colors Scott... these have to be a joy to photograph... lovely shots.

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Thank you Dave

Dord wrote in post #10136330
Great series Scott! Never seen pictures of them with that color on the head that I can recall. Is that a breeding thing?

Thanks Jason...as they age they loose their head feathers which is what you are seeing in the first two shots. They have a head like a stork as adults (well not that bad )

woody64 wrote in post #10137161
Very nice Scott, didn't know they were here in ontario

Thanks Keith, and no these were in Florida.

Shar824 wrote in post #10138035
Wonderful shots Scott......would love to see some of them one of these days.

Thanks Sharon....I would assume they get up into Alabama but I'll have to check to confirm.

Wow, these are great shots. Do they make any noise with that beak? I'm not much of a fan of banding. Don't see any useful purpose to it.

Super shooting, buddy. Love the first pair. Keep them coming.

Love these birds, Scott, and you did a great job with them. Were these at Merritt Island? There always seems to be plenty of them when I visit. Recently saw 22 of them in a cluster.

It is the angle that makes the left leg look skinny. Most bird legs aren't round. Many wading birds are banded above the "knee" so the band can be seen when the bird is standing in water.

canonloader wrote in post #10139887
Wow, these are great shots. Do they make any noise with that beak? I'm not much of a fan of banding. Don't see any useful purpose to it.

Thanks Mitch & no they are pretty quiet.

Harvey_G wrote in post #10140846
Super shooting, buddy. Love the first pair. Keep them coming.

Thanks Harv, but I'm running out of Spoonbills till next year

sparker1 wrote in post #10141795
Love these birds, Scott, and you did a great job with them. Were these at Merritt Island? There always seems to be plenty of them when I visit. Recently saw 22 of them in a cluster.

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Thanks Stan & yes the first shot was taken along the north part of Bio Mass road, looking out into the Atlantic. I was going to go down to the edge of the water for a better angle but there were lots of gators

Jim M wrote in post #10142237
It is the angle that makes the left leg look skinny. Most bird legs aren't round. Many wading birds are banded above the "knee" so the band can be seen when the bird is standing in water.

Thanks Jim for the explanation, much appreciated.

Always lots of gators in there. I figure we see 1% of them, at most.

Nice shots, especially the ones landing into the perch.
Nice exposure.