The Spoonbill Roseate is a frequent visitor to Wildewood’s ponds. Though I see spoonbills year-round, my Wildewood sightings start in June and continue through the summer. I took this photograph of a Spoonbill standing on a limb of a Southern Live Oak across the pond looking out from our living room window.
As often as I see them, I haven't heard them! Here is a link to the Cornell Lab All About Birds website to hear a spoonbill roseate utter low grunting sounds and a video showing a bowl (yes, that's the word for a gathering of spoonbills) using their spoon-shaped bills to strain small food items out of the water.
The spoonbill is social, but this June sighting was special. I could hardly believe what I saw outside our bedroom window and porch. A spoonbill roseate was making these heart shapes with its wings! I ran to get my camera because I wanted a memory.
As often as I see them, I haven't heard them! Here is a link to the Cornell Lab All About Birds website to hear a spoonbill roseate utter low grunting sounds and a video showing a bowl (yes, that's the word for a gathering of spoonbills) using their spoon-shaped bills to strain small food items out of the water.
The spoonbill is social, but this June sighting was special. I could hardly believe what I saw outside our bedroom window and porch. A spoonbill roseate was making these heart shapes with its wings! I ran to get my camera because I wanted a memory.
Birdorable is a cute, fact-full website with a brief list about this bird's awesomeness.
Links to my favorite bird websites are in the right sidebar of this blog.
