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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
Ornamental plum flowers. Spring seems to be coming earlier each year. For the Macro Mondays theme: pink. Width less than 1.75 in.
HMM and happy new week!
You could be my flamingo
'Cause pink is the new kinda lingo
Pink, like a deco umbrella
It's kink, but you don't ever tell her
Pink, it was love at first sight
Pink, when I turn out the light
Pink gets me high as a kite
And I think everything is going to be alright
No matter what we do tonight
Aerosmith
I was going to post a pink crayon, but mid washing up noticed this pink koi on this set of chopsticks!
HSoS!
Frilly pink dianthuses, best viewed large.
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Cherry blossoms are one of the most beautiful floral trees of spring. This photo is from last year with a camera that I don't have anymore. This year our blooms are very delayed because the windy/cold temperatures that don't want to go away.
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Pink sunset over the Seine River and La Défense, the business district of Paris, France.
The pink tulip has forever remained a symbol of the birth of real feelings. Nowadays, it is customary to give a bouquet of rosebuds unopened. Many still believe that as flowers bloom, innocent feelings acquire the “taste” of burning true love and the couple’s relationship only becomes stronger, and obstacles can be overcome.
Many mistakenly believe that tulips first appeared in Holland. Actually, it is not. The homeland of these flowers is the western part of the Mediterranean and part of Central Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey). Some types of tulips grew wild in North Africa, Southern Europe and Japan.
This flower came to Europe in 1554. In Augsburg (Germany), the ambassador to the Turkish court, Busbeck, sent bulbs. He saw a beautiful flower during one of his trips around the country.
There is an interesting theory regarding the origin of the name of the flower. In 1562, the first large shipment of Turkish tulips reached Antwerp, which at the time was part of Dutch territory. Soon the supply of bulbs was put on stream. Gardeners from Europe saw similarities between the shape of the flower and the Turkish headdress. They started calling the flower "Tulipan", from "tuilbend", the Turkish word for turban. So the name of this beautiful flower appeared.
Planted in a hanging basket it flowers every year Autumn
Christmas cactus. Schlumbergera is a small genus of cacti with six to nine species found in the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil.
Have a lovely day
Cymbidium orchid flowering in Winter here.
Cymbidium is one of the most popular and desirable orchids in the world because of the beauty of flowers. Cymbidiums are very popular in floral arrangements floral corsages.
Have a good one
hydrangea is opening up but still needs to become pinker,
wants to become as pink as the one in the back
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.
Have a Merry Christmas, everyone!
May this festive season sparkle and shine, may all of your wishes and dreams come true, and may you feel this happiness all year round. Merry Christmas!
Your friendship and love are the best gift I've ever received. On this joyous occasion, I send all my love your way. Merry Christmas!
Pink germanium😊