Spoonbills Reflected
by Dawn Currie
Title
Spoonbills Reflected
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Roseate Spoonbills with their beautiful pink feathers reflected in calm blue water. Photographed in Viera, Florida.
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja): The Spoonbill's bright pink coloring leads many Florida tourists to think they have seen a flamingo, but take a closer look and you'll notice an unusually shaped bill that makes this wading bird quite distinctive. The Roseate Spoonbill uses its odd bill to strain small food items out of the water. They feeds while wading in shallow water, sweeping their bill back and forth. Sensitive nerve endings snap bill shut when prey is found.
Resident in southern Florida, throughout the Caribbean, and along the Pacific Coast of Mexico south and along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Yucatan Peninsula. Preferred habitats include mangroves, saltwater lagoons, and large, shallow lakes.
I enjoy watching and photographing these birds in my favorite Brevard County birding locations including Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville Florida, the TM Goodwin Waterfowl Management are near Fellsmere Florida, and the Click Ponds of Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands near Viera Florida.
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June 26th, 2014
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Comments (61)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #13 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
William Tasker
So very gorgeous, Dawn! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Dawn, your work is Featured in "Coastal Waterbirds-Shorebirds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”