Final approach … a roseate spoonbill comes in for a landing on a tree at a bird rookery in St Augustine, Florida

Photograph: Ronen Tivony/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock

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#spoonbills

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #PlataleaAjaja | #Spoonbills #SpoonbillFamily #WadingBirds : Photo by jim5511 #birdsoftheworld #birds

Впервые встретил roseate spoonbill/Platalea ajaja/ко́лпица розовая (впервые слышу слово "колпица", хотя они есть и в России). По крайней мере в условиях, когда получилось сфотографировать. Клюв выглядит зачетно. Не зря решил заехать на денёк на остров Cozumel, пусть ночной снорклинг и отменился из-за погодных условий.

22.03.2025

On my #cycling trip today I saw these #spoonbills near Voorschoten, the Netherlands. Actually it was closer to the A4 highway. A while ago I didn't even know the Netherlands had spoonbills. But there you go. Also I went to the coast near Wassenaar and Katwijk.

Spoonbills dozing in the warm sunlight.

#silentsuday
#birds #spoonbills
#photograpy
#nature
#BirdPhotogaphy
#birdsofmastodon

African spoonbill (Platalea alba) #Africanbirds #Madagascanbirds | #AfricanSpoonbill #Spoonbills #Waders #Waterbirds | #birds #birdsoftheworld Photo by JoFinchenParsons

Good news story.

Despite being a familiar sight during the 16th century, not a single Spoonbill bred successfully in the UK for over 300 years. Now they're back for another successful year, with birds breeding at multiple RSPB reserves across the UK, showing how habitat management plays a vital role in nature conservation.

#Spoonbills #Birds #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #RSPB #Wetlands

Spoonbill breeding success sparks renewed hope for iconic wetland species
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/spoonbill-breeding-success

#Spoonbills return to #Cambridgeshire for first time since 17th century https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/18/spoonbills-return-to-e-for-first-time-since-17th-century #birds

"Once quite common in the UK, spoonbills were occasionally seen on their migratory journey, but no longer bred here because they were hunted for their meat and the wetland habitats in which they use their long beaks to fish for prey had been destroyed. But #conservation efforts mean they have come back and are now breeding happily in a few pockets of habitat in England."

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) #SouthAmericanbirds #CentralAmericanbirds #NorthAmericanbirds #Caribbeanbirds | #RoseateSpoonbill #Spoonbills #GenusPlatalea #FamilyThreskiornithidae | #birds #BirdsOfMastodon

#Spoonbills in evening light.

#SpoonBills and Sailingboat

Took advantage of today's great weather to spend a few hours at #WWT #Llanelli. Pictured are;
#Spoonbills,
A #Gadwall.
A Red-Crowned #Crane (in an enclosure-not a wild bird), and
An #OxEyeDaisy in full bloom...in November?!

#WildfowlAndWetlands #Nature #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

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Mixed Swarm:

#SpoonBills + #CommonTern

#VogelFlausch #BirdPhotography
#löffler #Flussseeschwalbe

Three #Roseate #Spoonbills perched on the top of a nearly bare live oak tree at the St #Augustine Alligator Farm and #Zoological #Park.

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#RoseateSpoonbill, # PlataleaAjaja, #Waterfowl, #BirdsOfMastodon, #Birds, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph

Incoming #Spoonbills