Roseate Spoonbill
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The Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) is a fairly common resident of the Gulf of Mexico coastal regions of the United States; the species also occurs as far south as Argentina and can be found in the Caribbean region as well. Its odd spoon-shaped bill is very effective when feeding in shallow water as the bird sweeps its bill back and forth straining out the tiny prey items it forages on. The birds on the upper left side of this page were at a rookery in High Island, Galveston Co., Texas, in March, 2004, and were photographed with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. All the rest of the images are from the same location in April, 1999 and April, 2001, and were all shot with either a canon EOS 1N or EOS 3 and EF 600mm F/4 L lens on Fuji Velvia. | |
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja with Willets Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel, Lee Co., Florida 30 December 2007 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja at nesting colony High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 20 March 2004 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja at nesting colony High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 20 March 2004 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Pine Island Sound, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 14 July 2014 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Pine Island Sound, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 14 July 2014 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Pine Island Sound, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 14 July 2014 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Pine Island Sound, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 14 July 2014 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Pine Island Sound, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 14 July 2014 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja with a single White Ibis Eudocimus albus on the left Cameron Parish, Louisiana 4 March 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |
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Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 23 April 2018 |