The bear skin of the adult's head has a greenish tinge with a darker black band around the base of the skull. The eyes and legs are red. The feathers of the neck, chest, and upper back are white. The upper wing coverts are red, the tail feathers are orange-pink and the rest of the body and wing feathers are pale pink.
The unique pale grey bill is long, flattened and spoonlike in appearance. Immature birds are paler in color.
Every Nature photographer, or anyone in Florida with a camera, wants a picture of a Spoonbill in their portfolio. I was lucky yesterday morning when a at least five Spoonbills descended in the preserve behind our home. I was there, camera in hand.
Here is a sample of the photo images I was able to capture.
These five photo images are only a sample. From 6:55 AM to 8:20 AM I took 958 images. Now, I'm in the process of evaluating, deleting, editing, etc. I hope you enjoy. JPK 12-14-2010
2 comments:
Wow - they are spectacular looking! And 958 is a lot of photos to sort. I don't envy you that.
I love all your photo's John. I know what its like to take 958 pic's just to get "The Right One". Back in my freelance days I would buy at least 10 to 20 rolls and Loved every click I took. You surely have a great eye and a true love for nature. Well done.
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