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Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
28.631, -80.701
Field Notes
Description:
Beautiful wading bird with pink plumage and a long, flat, spoon shaped bill. The bird gets it's color from the food it eats. With it's bill partially submerged, it swings it head back & forth in a sideways motion to catch it's prey!
Habitat:
Marshes, swamps, ponds and rivers.
Notes:
Sorry for the quality of the photo's...the bird was so far away but I thought it was beautiful!!
Reference Links:
Roseate Spoonbills - Florida Wildllife Viewing
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 8, 2012
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