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Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A bizarre wading bird of the southern coasts, the Roseate Spoonbill uses its odd bill to strain small food items out of the water. Its bright pink coloring leads many Florida tourists to think they have seen a flamingo.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Spoonbill/id

Habitat:

Wetlands

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (41)
James McNair
Thank you Ashley. I greatly appreciate your help and that of all the other Rangers. I have learned so much this past 8 months. I look forward to continuing my education.
AshleyT
Congrats James, well deserved!
AntónioGinjaGinja
great spotting and amazing milestone,4000th is not for everyone :-) Congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing such a beautiful spotting page
Liana
Congratulations James :) Very well deserved!!!
James McNair
Thank you again to all those in the PN community who have supported me and who have enjoyed my spottings. I appreciate the support and ALL the natural beauty that you have all shared with me and the rest of the PN. Keep posting all the magnificent weird and bizarre life forms from your wonderful part of the world.
sunnyjosef
James, this is a colorful bird indeed... Congrats on your SOTW..
DanielePralong
Congratulations James, and well done on the 4000+ contributions you've shared with us so far.
Leuba Ridgway
Very interesting ! Thanks for sharing this and Congratulations on your SOTW !!
James McNair
Thank you to all the Rangers. You are very generous and I am thrilled! Thanks Mark!
KarenL
Congrats james, our Ranger team has chosen your fabulous roseate spoonbill as its Spotting of the Week! The spoonbill gets its incredible pink coloration from its diet of crustaceans – just like the flamingo! Facebook: https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154545980880603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/506272274022805505
James McNair
Thank you Fyn and Larry. I am honored and incredibly flattered by the nomination. I just posted my 4000th spotting and almost 25000 pics in past 8 months. I wish good luck to all the other nominees but would be lying if I didn't say I have everything crossed for me. Thanks again for the recognition.
Fyn Kynd
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
James McNair
Thanks to all who helped make this my most liked spotting so far!

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2014 Best Wildlife Photo
Birds seen in Florida
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PublishedAugust 26, 2014

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