Roseate Spoonbills in flight are quite attractive, with their beautiful pink wing feathers with the red/pink bands across the edge fully open. This beauty is quite a contrast to their featherless heads and gnarly beaks.
Like the other wading birds I’m more familiar with, the Spoonbills are elegant flyers, with an effortless looking lift off that shows off all their colors.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, 1/28/2018
Corinne and I think these are gorgeous!
Thank you, Corinne and David!
Pretty in pink! Lovely flight shots, Ellen! 🙂
Thank you, Donna!
Nice shots on a great subject.
What a beautiful bird!
Paz
Thanks, Paz. The colors are just amazing and it still delights me to see them.
I love them – beaks, bald heads and all, and in flight really spectacular. Wonderful shots!
Thanks, Belinda! I’ve wondered what the European settlers thought when they first saw them — too odd to be believed.