Roseate Spoonbill

January 3, 2012

Warm up with the Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja). Commonly seen on the Gulf Coast of the U.S., They swish their spoon-shaped bill side-to-side in the water as they look for crustaceans, insects, or vertebrates, such as frogs or small fish.
 

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(c) Arlene Koziol, Division of Birds, The Field Museum