Flight of the Spoonbills by byronbackyard
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Their large spoon-shaped bills easily distinguish spoonbills from all other water birds. Its black face, bill and legs all distinguish the Royal Spoonbill.
They make grunts, growls and soft honks. Also non-vocal sounds such as bill-snapping and ‘wing-woofing’ during aggressive displays.
Canon 450D, EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

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Many thanks for checking out my photos, please feel free to give feedback! My wanderings in nature and observations of birds, particularly raptors, is what gives me great joy and constantly reminds me of the beauty and strength of life. My favourites are raptors, I love their freedom, grace, ruthlessness, pride, adaptability and flexibility and I learn much about parenting, protection and blind faith from them.
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water, australian, birds, byron, flight, west, wetlands, royal spoonbill, platalea regia

Comments

  • Alex Mokrzycki
    Alex Mokrzyckiabout 2 years ago

    Excellent shot and image.—-cheers Alex

  • Many thanks Alex, they’re such unusual looking birds!

    – byronbackyard

  • buttonpresser
    buttonpresserabout 2 years ago

    Excellent.

    Love the framingon this,

    Dave

  • buttonpresser
    buttonpresserabout 2 years ago

    Or even the framing on this!

  • Lol .. thanks Dave!

    – byronbackyard

  • EagleHunter
    EagleHunterabout 2 years ago

    Fantastic shot, i love the cloud.

  • Many thanks … gorgeous here at the moment as we head into winter!

    – byronbackyard

  • Martin Smart
    Martin Smartabout 2 years ago

    Beautiful shot, good work to get a pair of these in flight!!

  • Many thanks, there’s quite a few at the wetlands but not always easy to photograph them.

    – byronbackyard

  • Rosy Kueng
    Rosy Kuengabout 2 years ago

    Stunning shot! Love the clearness and lighting…

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard

  • JaniceMachado
    JaniceMachadoover 1 year ago

  • trish725
    trish725over 1 year ago

  • Teresa Burnett
    Teresa Burnettover 1 year ago

    October 30, 2010

  • Many thanks Teresa, very happy making!

    – byronbackyard

  • Elaine123
    Elaine123over 1 year ago

    wow Byron how perfect can you get, this is 20/10

  • Many thanks for your kind comment!

    – byronbackyard