Common spoon bill.

[Bep]

Wonderful close up!

[Dawn]

A cool close up

[Jacqueline]

Great close up!

[Mags]

That's up close and personal!

[haskar]

Great close up.

[Kathy]

Fascinating look at the pattern on this bird's bill.

[George]

Superb focus on the bill.

[Babs]

They are the strangest of birds aren't they.

[Kathy A]

Great pov and wonderful focus on that unusual bill

[Roger Waterhouse]

Doesn't seem very common to me! Great capture.

[Diane Marie]

great pic.

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture :)

[John Falconer]

@gijsje @Dawn @jacqbb @marlboromaam @haskar @randystreat @gaf005 @onewing @kjarn @rwaterhouse @diane5812 @rickster549 @gilbertwood

It was quite close and I’m sure I could touched it. It’s a bit of a shame that they are called “common” spoonbills isn’t it.

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful capture!

[John Falconer]

@photographycrazy
Thanks. I like comments. :-)

[Denise Wood]

@johnfalconer My bird book calls these Royal Spoonbills - far better than common :)

[John Falconer]

@gilbertwood
I followed up your comment and it would seem they are “Royal” but still “common as” in South Eastern Australia! I’ll go back and read the signing again.

[Monique]

Great close up

[John Falconer]

@momamo
Thanks Monique

[Vesna]

Strange eyes!

[John Falconer]

@vesna0210
Spoonbill seem to have a bump above their eyes.