Mastodawn

Magnificent, stoic, but also a little bit clumsy looking, the spoonbill is always an interesting sight. I hadn't seen one in breeding plumage before yesterday.
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Ada Apr 15, 2025

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia - April 2025

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Marco de Booij Sep 19, 2024

A bird with a mission.

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Animal Toy Blog Mar 30, 2024

Eurasian Spoonbill (Wild Animals by Papo)

Some of my favorite birds are the spoonbills of the genus Platalea within the Threskiornithidae family. Spoonbills are wading birds found on every continent except Antarctica and characterized by the broad, flatted tip on their bills. Sweeping their bill back and forth underwater, spoonbills use their bill tip to gather up small invertebrates, amphibians, and fishes. Figures exist for four of […]

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