Roseate Spoonbill Landing Over Snowy Egret

Roseate Spoonbill Finding His Spot

I hoped to see the sun rise this morning, a nice late 7:40 am. Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday and we go back to having to get up at O’dark thirty to get out anywhere to see that spectacle.

Instead an odd high fog kept the sun hidden until after 10:30. In the meantime, there were plenty of birds flying around, including a few Roseate Spoonbills  that seemed to be at odds about where to land.

Roseate Spoonbill in Flight
Roseate Spoonbill in Flight

This one finally chose the already occupied frame of an old duck blind.

Roseate Spoonbill Landing Over Snowy Egret
Roseate Spoonbill Landing Over Snowy Egret

Nailed the landing.

Roseate Spoonbill Landing Next To Snowy Egret
Roseate Spoonbill Landing Next To Snowy Egret

The Snowy Egret pretended not to notice.

Roseate Spoonbill Landing Next To Snowy Egret
Roseate Spoonbill Landing Next To Snowy Egret

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 11, 2022

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