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Richard Rathe Jan 20

More #SweetwaterWetlandsPark #Florida

We found these three #RoseateSpoonbills still in sleep/warmth mode after a cold night with temps just below freezing.

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Christine Beeton Jun 24, 2023

I am still working on those skills but I have gotten better at photos of birds in flight. At least when it comes to larger birds...

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Michael Fenichel May 22, 2023

Meanwhile....

Roseate Spoonbills - Spooning for Supper

https://youtu.be/NukHo6V8dhI

Have a good/better/great week! Happy Monday

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Roseate Spoonbills - Spooning

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Heron&Fox Photo Apr 17, 2023

A group of Roseate Spoonbills flying over the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refugee.
Their bright #pink feathers make them very clear against the white #clouds and blue #sky.
#RoseateSpoonbills gain their pink coloration from eating a certain crustacean containing a pigment. Flamingos gain the color from the same process.
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https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/roseate-spoonbills-in-flight-heron-and-fox.html

Roseate Spoonbills in Flight by Heron And Fox

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CelloMom On Cars Mar 26, 2023

"Don’t get the wrong idea: #RoseateSpoonbills aren’t failing. Their numbers are better in Florida than they’ve been in decades. They’re just not nesting in Florida Bay, the Everglades’ southernmost point, anymore. The species is undergoing a #RangeShift. "

#ClimateChange
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/winter-2022/the-flight-spoonbills-holds-lessons-changing

The Flight of the Spoonbills Holds Lessons for a Changing Everglades—and World

As sea-level rise transforms South Florida’s fringe of wetlands into open ocean, Roseate Spoonbills are moving north. Land managers are following their lead, restoring the ecosystem with an eye for...

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Christine Beeton Mar 20, 2023

Roseate spoonbill in flight.

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