One of my favorite Florida birds, and yes it has a spoon bill!

I had never seen a spoonbill until I came to Florida 14 years ago. I was and am facinated with this pink feathered, spooonbill called a Roseate Spoonbill. Although not in flight here, this pic clearly shows the spoonbill. Capture at Animal Kingdom, Disney World Florida.

Thank-you all for your comments and favs for yesterdays Blue Dasher!

[Beth]

This is wonderful. So colorful. Fav

[Lee]

Detail, colour, composition, and subject. Fav

[Kathy A]

Wow, such amazing colours!

[Pat]

Wow! Superb shot of this lovely bird, fav.

[Joy]

Great capture, Fav

[Catherine P]

Beautiful focus and colours

[Jane Anderson]

So unique, interesting and beautiful!

[Karly]

Love how you have filled the frame with this guy. And the catchlight in his eye. Fantastic!

[Ladoga]

it’s both informative and just beautiful

[gloria jones]

Wow...Amazing close up shot with great details

[Candace]

Wonderful details....fav!

[Lee-Ann]

Stunning colours

[dh (delena)]

It has such pretty colours, although I can't decide if that spoon is attractive or not. I suppose it would be attractive to another spoonbill and that's what counts after all.

[Diana]

Another stunner, our spoonbills look really dull in comparison. Fabulous details and colour, fav!

[Tom]

Wonderful image, great editing

[Fisher Family]

Lovely detail and colour!

Ian

[Maxine Lathbury]

Stunning bird, and lovely photo

[Jacqueline]

What a beauty!

[sarah]

Wow!!! Fav

[Margaret Brown]

Just beautiful, fav

[Bep]

Gorgeous image!

[Jean]

gorgeous shot! great closeup of this spoonbill!

[Amy Rector]

Great composition, color and contrast!

[April]

Beautiful range of colors. So odd looking but so lovely.

[Mel Marie]

Wow gorgeous colours

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh yes we have them here, but not in this colour I don't think! superb

[Sue Rose]

Oh, such beautiful colours and a really interesting looking bird.

[Richard Brown]

Great details and colours :)

[Corinne]

Fantastic color !

[Mave]

A beautiful, colourful bird well taken

[Pat Knowles]

Wonderful colours & that spoon bill is remarkable!

[Lastrami]

What a wonderful bird ... the colour is incredible ♥

[Dorothy]

lovely colours

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

It's good to see you back! Praying that Dorian veers hard to the east and dies in the middle of the Atlantic!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Super shot

[Joanna kate]

Marvellous closeup, they are so unusual

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Simply stunning fav:)

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[bruni]

Unusual to see a bird with such a large bill. never saw one the times we were in Florida. fav.

[Carla]

He's awesome and you've captured him beautifully

[Faye Turner]

Great shot fav

[paula]

It sure has pretty feathers. Great pic!

[KWind]

FAV!

[wendy frost]

Wonderful capture and colours Fav.

[Lou Ann]

A fabulous capture.

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

I love your coverage of the spoonbill with light, really a great job.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful capture of such a pretty spoonbill.

[Diane]

One of my favorite birds, too! Fantastic shot. Fav.

[Rick]

Beautiful capture. Those are some amazing birds. The only place that I can find them, is at the Alligator Farm, in St Augustine. And that's only during the nesting season.

[GaryW]

Fabulous colors.

[Danette Thompson]

A wonderful capture. I don't remember seeing them at Animal Kingdom. They are such interesting birds.

[eDorre]

Such cool colors!

[Monique]

Love everything about this shot, composition, details, colours, wow

[Shutterbug]

That is a beautiful bird and this is a beautiful photo of it. Love the comp and pov.

[Sue]

I have seen spoonbills in Tanzania and in Australia, but they have been different species, and have always been white - great to see one with gorgeous pink wings

[PhotoCrazy]

@dh Haha, I agree. It’s a little odd looking at first and that’s probably why I like it.

[PhotoCrazy]

@vernabeth @gamelee @kjarn @pattyblue @joylay @cmp @janeandcharlie @365karly1 @ladoga365 @seattlite @ribbet9 @leestevo @dh @ludwigsdiana @tosee @fishers @365projectmaxine @jacqbb @samae @craftymeg @gijsje @jernst1779 @amyrector @aecasey @melmarie3 @koalagardens @suesmith @rjb71 @cocobella @mave @happypat @lastrami_ @dorrie2013 @skipt07 @elisasaeter @joannakate @stevepam @agedrunner @bruni @carla42 @fayefaye @photopaula @kwind @wendyfrost @louannwarren @ggshearron @mittens @eudora @rickster549 @thewatersphotos @danette @edorreandresen @momamo @shutterbug49 @imaginingsbysue Thanks all! It is a beautiful wading bird.

[Clare Gadsby]

just wow! absolutely outstanding image :)

[Wylie]

never seen a pink spoonbill. Fantastic shot. fav

[Shell]

Such a beautiful capture. So much detail

[Peggy Sirk]

Fabulous! I love these guys.

[Margo]

What a gorgeous bird FAV

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wonderful shot!

[haskar]

Fabulous portrait.

[Joyce W.]

What a beautiful bird!!

[Nina Ganci]

exquisite details and focus
fav

[Caroline]

Absolutely wonderful shot! Great close up. I have only seen them to photograph at quite a distance. Fav for sure

[Marloes]

Wonderful comp!

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Fantastic awesome close up fav:)

[David]

Lovely shot!Fav

[CC Folk]

Fab fav

[Vesna]

Incredible colours..