Roseate Spoonbill – Wandering Dawgs

Bird Weekly Challenge – Reflections of Birds

April 1, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Reflections, Roseate Spoonbill, wood stork14 Comments

Lisa has challenged us to show bird reflections this week.

Roseate Spoonbills, Egret, and Wood Stork

Shared with Lisa’s Bird Weekly Challenge Reflections of Birds

Bird Weekly Challenge #27: Birds with Long Wingspans

January 7, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged American White Pelican, Bald Eagle, birdweekly, long wingspan, Osprey, Photo Challenge, Red Tailed Hawk, Roseate Spoonbill, Whooping Crane14 Comments

The wingspan of the American White Pelican can be as much as nine feet wide. A single pelican is shown in the image above and the next image is a trio flying over the water.

These are some more of of my favorite captures of birds with long wingspans.

Thank you Lisa. for this Bird Weekly Challenge: Birds with Long Wingspans

Bird Weekly Challenge #14: Flocks

September 17, 2020Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Brown Pelican, flocks, Great Egret, Photo Challenge, Roseate Spoonbill6 Comments

For this week’s Bird Weekly Challenge Lisa has asked us to show flocks of birds. The above image is of a flock of Roseate Spoonbills on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Flock of Great Egrets with two Spoonbills in Everglades National Park

Flock of Brown Pelicans in Coastal Georgia

Flocks of nesting Egrets and Wood Storks at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia

Thanks you Lisa. for this challenge. Her original post is Bird Weekly Challenge #14 – Flocks

Roseate Spoonbill Sighting this week

August 26, 2020Posted in Birds, GeorgiaTagged Coastal Georgia, Georgia birds, Roseate Spoonbill, weekly smile21 Comments

It’s been five years since I spotted a Roseate Spoonbill where I live in coastal Georgia. Yesterday this pink beauty swooped down into the creek and kept me entertained for a short while.

Seeing this magnificent bird made me smile this week. What made you smile?

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Bird Weekly Challenge #11: Rare Bird for your Area

August 24, 2020August 26, 2020Posted in Birds, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Photo Challenge, Roseate Spoonbill, snowy owl18 Comments

Several years ago, Henry and I were sitting on our back deck when a big pink bird flew over the marsh and landed in the creek. Like any good bird photographer I grabbed my camera and went out to investigate.

There were two Roseate Spoonbills searching for food in the creek bed. Until that sighting I had never seen one of these magnificent birds in our area.

Roseate Spoonbill in Georgia Tidal Creek

Roseate Spoonbill with 2 young juvenile little blue herons in Georgia

There was another Roseate Spoonbill in the creek for a few days the next year. Sadly, they haven’t been back since then.

One winter a few years ago a Snowy Owl was spotted on top of one of the condominium buildings at the beach. Of course I grabbed my camera and went in search of this bird rarely seen in coastal Georgia. I set up my tripod with other excited birders and snapped away. He was pretty far off but I managed to get this shot. Can you see his yellow eyes?

Thanks you Lisa. for this challenge. Her original post is Bird Weekly Challenge #10 – Rare bird for your area