• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

roseate spoonbill

  1. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    I judged this spoonbill to be in its third calendar year based on its adult plumage and darker more roughly corrugated bill but it still has a mostly feathered head. Older adults have a naked head with a black band across the nape. They forage by sweeping their spatulate bills back and forth in...
  2. Roseate Spoonbill, 1st yr bird

    Roseate Spoonbill, 1st yr bird

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) 1st yr bird.
  3. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill moving to another spot in the marsh
  4. Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Central Florida Roseate Spoonbills winter in Central Florida, and they are arriving, slowly but surely.
  5. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja)
  6. Does my butt look big? spoonbill

    Does my butt look big? spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill roost in a deliciously hidden spot that is a 5 mile round trip kayak trip.
  7. Bald with hairy eared old man Spoonbill

    Bald with hairy eared old man Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill roost in a deliciously hidden spot that is a 5 mile round trip kayak trip.
  8. Roseate Spoonbill (conductor of the mangrove orchestra)

    Roseate Spoonbill (conductor of the mangrove orchestra)

    Roseate Spoonbill roost in a deliciously hidden spot that is a 5 mile round trip kayak trip.
  9. Roseate Spoonbills

    Roseate Spoonbills

  10. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Video showing foraging and peculiar intense rapid bill touching suggesting courtship.
  11. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    I judged this spoonbill to be in its second calendar year (SY) based on its fully feathered head and smooth pale bill. Adults have a naked head with a black band across the nape. They also have a darker more roughly corrugated bill. Pink coloration is derived from carotenoid pigments in their...
  12. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    A part of a group of birds resting in the mid day heat.
  13. Roseate Spoonbills (2nd yr birds)

    Roseate Spoonbills (2nd yr birds)

    Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) A couple of 2nd yr birds.
  14. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
  15. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja).
  16. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    This elegant species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Ajaja which is the Tupí name for the bird (pronounced Ayayá). This photo shows the unique spatulate bill shape. Adults, such as this, have bare skin on the head which varies from greenish to rich buff. Notice the black border...
  17. ROSEATE SPOONBILL PORT ST LUCIE

    ROSEATE SPOONBILL PORT ST LUCIE

    I was taking pictures of a Blue Heron when this lady pointed out that there was a Spoonbill in the area across the road. I stopped and tried to get several pictures of the bird and this is the best one I got. I forgot that my neutral density filter was on the lens so they all came out dark. I...
  18. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Rosete Spoonbills, Blue-wing Teal, Neotropic Cormorant, Norther...jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Rosete Spoonbills, Blue-wing Teal, Neotropic Cormorant, Norther...jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens), Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaja ajaja) Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors), Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus).
  19. Roseate Spoonbill.JPG

    Roseate Spoonbill.JPG

    Couple of these around
  20. Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

    Shot in December a couple years back, I look forward to one of my favorite birds to photograph - the Roseate Spoonbills -coming back to my area soon!
  21. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    I never saw more than one at a time this winter.
  22. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill
  23. Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill
  24. Second Spoonie

    Second Spoonie

    and a much closer viewing than my first. I'm not sure why this one was on his own, tucked away in a quiet corner. There was a whole "bouquet" of them on a sandbar in the next lagune. Perhaps this one didn't feel welcome among them ...? And, is "bouquet" the collective word...
  25. Room with a view

    Room with a view

    When I got back to my room after breakfast, I opened the curtains as I packed for the day's outings, and ... oh my! There was my one target bird for the trip, right in my own back yard!
Back
Top