Roseate Spoonbill Gallery
Sharing a few more photos of the gorgeous Roseate Spoonbill I was fortunate to see this past February/March in the Everglades of southwest Florida.
Roseate Spoonbills
Looks like this photo has a good storyline! 😉
Wonderful place for a shooting, and you used it to perfection! Great job, Donna. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! I think southwest Florida agrees with me. 😊
Re the story line for the last picture, the one in the middle is saying “Right, let’s practice that social distancing one more time!!” 😊
Perfect caption for the last photo, Mike! 😊
Great photos
Thank you, PK!
Such pretty birds, always in party dress!
Dressed and ready to go to the dance! 😊
So many of these gorgeous creatures! I only have one who comes to my backyard. Great photos, Donna.
Thank you, Sylvia. For all the days I went birding in southwest Florida in the three months there, I only had so many days of Rosie sightings, and boy was it special each time! How lucky to have your Miss Rosie as a backyard visitor, she’s such a pretty gal!
Very nice Spoonbill images Donna! They are fun to watch & photograph! Enjoyed seeing them!😊
Thank you, Reed! I will never tire of photographing these beauties when there’s a chance! 😊
They are beautiful indeed and it’s a real treat to see them 🙂
Thank you, Takami, they are a special treat to see!
I can never get enough of the roseate spoonbill, but your photos do a great job of satiating me, Donna. Terrific photos. I especially like the penultimate photo for the water trail, and the last one for the untold story of what’s going on. Also like the top R one with the bright pink underwings. Bubblegum Bonanza!
Thank you, Jet, I think we can all agree on the love of these spoonbills. They will stop most people in their tracks on sighting. Bubblegum Bonanza is a delightful description!
Lovely images! The others are not impressed by the one talking (last photo).
Lovely photos of a beautiful bird Donna. I really love that last photo! 😀
Thank you, Sue! There’s always one in the crowd! 😉
Beautiful birds. Is this bird a cousin or the same as a Pink Flamingo?
They are beautiful! No, the two are not specie related. The similarity of their pink coloring comes from carotenoid pigments in their diet, which consists primarily of aquatic invertebrates and small fish. 🙂
Wonderful subjects and backgrounds. Lovely shots, Donna!
Thank you, Belinda!
What gorgeous photos Donna, my wife and I were in awe of the beauty of your photos, such beautiful birds captured so beautifully, especially the reflections. 🙂
Thank you, Ashley! Rosies are one of the birds everyone wants to see in the US, and now you can see why. I could watch them all day long, even if they just stood still. 😊
I just love them. I always “quack” when I look at them. I’m so silly…
I don’t know if I could ever get enough photos of these beauties. Awwww…..you can’t be as silly as me! Ask my three young grandboys 🤣
LOL! The view from the younger generation… ❤
Lovely waterbirds! Spotted a loner there… a pelican and an egret in another frame! 🙂
The Rosies are pretty special to see. Good eye, Indira! The big scene off to the right of them also had a flock of White Pelicans and lots of egrets. Not sure why the Brown Pelican was hanging there all alone, I kinda felt for him. For sure, he knows there’s safety in large numbers! 🙂
Pretty in pink! I love these pink beauties and never seem to capture enough photos of them. Great job!
I’m with you, can’t get enough of them! Thank you, Ingrid!
Those upper feathers on the wings look so soft and on some quite vivid. Would those belong to the males? Very happy that you got to spot these birds and share them too!
These birds definitely stop you in your tracks when you spot them! 😊 Actually, the coloring doesn’t clue us on female/male ID with this bird. Rosies get their pink coloration from the crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates that contain pigments called carotenoids that help turn their feathers in all shades of pink, darkening to almost magenta on their wings. They must love their pink shrimp delicacy! (I know I do!!)
I love all your spoonbill photos, Donna. What a treat that they were so plentiful In that area when you were here in Florida!! That last photo is a charmer… I love the comment someone made about social distancing😉!
Thank you, Carol! As you know, they are always a treat to see, I know I was always looking for a pink splash while out and about. On my last photo, Mike’s comment fit perfectly! 😊
Beautiful
Thank you Seraja!
I’m so envious, Donna. This is one bird I want to see in the wild before I die (it’s not the only one, but it’s high up on the list).
I hope you do see this bird someday soon, Tanja, you will be in awe. Flamingos are on my high list in the wild to see. 🙂
They are for me, too, Donna. So many birds, so little time! 🙂
Grand collection of these beauties, Donna!
Thank you, Ellen!
Interesting bird that I have never seen before. The last photo is awesome, I like others as well 🙂 Thank you for sharing
Thank you, Minna! Everyone in the U.S. goes crazy when sighting these beauties. Including me! 😉
That’s one I’ve never seen and probably never will! Thanks for sharing, Donna! They are so gorgeous.
Thank you, Gunta! They are quite mesmerizing, I was always watching out for them while in Florida, hoping to see them. And so were most others by the sight of cars pulled over wherever they were. 😊
A plethora of pink!
Wonderful series, Donna!.
Thank you, Wally! Pinkalicious too! 😊
Instead of Roseate these pretty pink birds should be named as Gorgeous Rosettes!!
Donna, thank you so much for introducing these wonders of Nature.
Exactly, Dee! They are indeed special to see. 🙂