Espátula rosada

Espátula rosada- Thats spanish for Roseate Spoonbill! (Ajaia ajaja) OR (Platalea ajaja)...Whatever... its a pretty pink bird with a big bill. As with many endangered, threatened, or species of special concern...they don't seem to like people. Hmmmmm, ya think? So it goes without saying that when you find them interested in something you shoot lots of photos. These were hungry and interested in only one thing... Crabs. (I think). Considered a species of special concern, this bird of the Ibis family was nearly brought to the brink of de-struc-tion - Say it-Cajun Man Style, via plume hunting during the mid 1800's to the early 1900's. Often found in small groups foraging, they sweep their bizarre spoon-like bills back and forth under the surface of the water picking off small fish, crabs, and other aquatic invertebrates. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from the pigments they obtain by eating crustaceans. Many folks traveling through Florida mistake them for Flamingos. Courting pairs can be aggressive towards one another but may also be seen sitting closely, clasping bills, eating hourdevours and watching chick-flicks. ©
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