A Roseate Spoonbill was looking out over a marsh from his perch in this gnarly tree.
As we passed he started a series of stretches.
All in preparation for liftoff, straight up and not quite was I was expecting.
One With The Tree
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Spoonbills and Wood Storks Feeding
These Wood Storks had been just standing around, then a group of Roseate Spoonbills flew in. All of a sudden they started to feed.
Everyone went left.
Then everyone went right.
Roseate Spoonbills, Another Opportunity
A few miles from where I hoped the Roseate Spoonbills, Would Come on Down I spotted another group with a few Great Egrets gathered in an old rice field impoundment. They took off before I got to a gap in the reeds where I could get an image.
They circled the area, staying low.
A few of the Spoonbills went right over my head before settling in another connected impoundment.
Roseate Spoonbills, Come on Down!
I was on a dike between two ponds, one of which was a perfect spot for these passing Roseate Spoonbills to land, at least to my eye.
They had other ideas about cutting their flight short but gave me a nice fly-by show.
Maybe they already had breakfast.
Then they disappeared into the distance.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
August 6, 2020
A Spoonbill and an Ibis
No, they didn’t meet in a bar.
And when they did meet nothing happened, not even a glance.
They were just passing by.
In a couple of minutes they had both wandered to the left, searching the mud for lunch.
Lodge Pond, Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 16, 2020
Roseate Spoonbills, Framed and Not
This Roseate Spoonbill got pushed out of the community tree but found a nearby perch to re-group.
This one dropped lower in the tree to get his own space, framed by the branches.
I’m sure I commented last year that I would never be surprised to see this tree had succumbed to the forces of nature but here it still stands.
January 916, 2020
A Spoonie Tree Full
We call it the Spoonie Tree because the Roseate Spoonbills often perch there, but it really is first come, first served and this year I’ve seen more Double-crested Cormorants than Spoonbills.
The Cormorants were just enjoying the sun and grooming, but the Spoonbills had a need to agitate.
Getting an image with all heads up didn’t work out that day.
The Snowy Egrets came and went, mostly ignored by the others.
January 16, 2020
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
Sunning by the Marsh Grass
It was a bit windy and cold on this late January day.
The few wading birds that were around huddled up against the sun drenched marsh grass.
The Great Blue Heron needed space, the others, plus a Common Gallinule chose to stick together.
Roseate Spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbill doing the strut.
Then the shake!
Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
January 6, 2020
Roseate Spoonbill Landing
I didn’t see the Spoonbill until he was almost on the ground.
Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
January 6, 2020
