We hadn’t seen any Roseate Spoonbills in weeks and suspected they had migrated south. What a delightful surprise to see a flock of about thirty when we visited the the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center on November 30th. This spot is slightly north of where we usually see the Spoonbills.
Our viewing spot wasn’t that great and this property limits the number of visitors so the birds have little or no acclimation to humans.
Still, it was Spoonbills. There were some Woodstorks in the same group but they flew off in the other direction.
Roseate Spoonbills in Flight
The Spoonbills did give a short show looping around while they decided on their destination.
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How nice to get to see them again. The birds have the appearance of petals floating in the wind in the second to last photo.
Wee knew some other folks had seen them earlier in the week but I really didn’t expect them to still be around. Petals in the wind is a great description.