roseate spoonbill
Platalea ajaja: A juvenile bird at the Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL (04 March, 2022).
Breeding adults have more saturated pink/purple plumage on the wings and other distinctive pigmentation on the neck and face. The genus has species: this one is the only one with strong pink carotenoid pigments in its plumage. The other species are mostly white-plumaged.
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Taken on February 4, 2022
roseate spoonbill
Platalea ajaja: A juvenile bird at the Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL (04 March, 2022).
Breeding adults have more saturated pink/purple plumage on the wings and other distinctive pigmentation on the neck and face. The genus has species: this one is the only one with strong pink carotenoid pigments in its plumage. The other species are mostly white-plumaged.
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Uploaded on June 8, 2022
Taken on February 4, 2022