PINK PINK PINK!!!
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Very excited to see these Spoonbills in South Carolina. These were seen at Donnelley Wildlife Management Area in the Ace Basin. The flock consisted of about 22-30 birds and it was exciting to see this mass of "pink" roosting and feeding. They are getting their breeding plumage (dark pink) and seem to be staying in the area, which is rare this late in the season.
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Very common in parts of the southeast until the 1860s, spoonbills were virtually eliminated from the United States as a side-effect of the destruction of wader colonies by plume hunters. Began to re-colonize Texas and Florida early in 20th century. Still uncommon and local, vulnerable to degradation of feeding and nesting habitats.
Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill. Locally common in coastal Florida, Texas, and southwest Louisiana, they are usually in small flocks, often associating with other waders. Spoonbills feed in shallow waters, walking forward slowly while they swing their heads from side to side, sifting the muck with their wide flat bills.
Breeds mainly during winter in Florida, during spring in Texas.
Nests in colonies. At beginning of breeding season, entire flock may suddenly fly up, for no apparent reason, and circle the area. In courtship, male and female first interact aggressively, later perch close together, present sticks to each other, cross and clasp bills. Nest site is in mangroves, tree, shrub, usually 5-15' above ground or water, sometimes on ground. Nest (built mostly by female, with material brought by male) a bulky platform of sticks, with deep hollow in center lined with twigs, leaves.
Diet
Small fish, aquatic invertebrates. Diet is mostly small fish such as minnows and killifish, also shrimp, crayfish, crabs, aquatic insects (especially beetles), mollusks, slugs. Eats some plant material, including roots and stems of sedges.
Source: Audubon
Pink Hyacinthus.I got help in finding the correct name.My apologies to you who called it the other name I had posted before.To get that shot I shoved my phone in the leaves and clicked,and that's the result I got.
I got a lovely surprise when the first one opened it was perfumed.
Enjoyed the lilies for about 10 days .
Have a good day/evening
A Bit of Trivia For You
August this year will have 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays.
Only happens every 823 years
texture by Kim Klassen .
happy weekend to all my friends ..
this photo was taken in February . huh . seems shocking to think
My 'Pink Parfait' rose.
A floribunda rose from the USA.
Bred in 1960.
Winner of the prestigious 'All America Rose Selection' in 1961.
Now showing at Castle Hill.
Near Rogans Hill.
Hills District of Sydney.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm macro f/2.8L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
A Smooth 'Lemon' filter from the Flickr Photo Editor.