Saturday, May 2, 2026

5982. Roseate Spoonbill and American Flamingo


 

 

 

 SINGAPORE - 26 APR 2026: 11am. The Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It has a grey spatula-like bill, white neck, back and breast with a tuft of pink feathers in the center. The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America. It has reddish-pink plumage.

The roseate spoonbill forages in murky waters. It seeps its spatula-shaped bill side to side to sift through the shallow water for shrimps, crabs and fish. 

Bird Paradise

26 Apr 2026. 10.56am

Canon R5 170mm, 1/200 sec, f/16, iso 640

 

 

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