Date of Photo
8-17-2022

Location of Photo
Pearland, Texas

Species
Roseate Spoonbill / Platalea ajaja

Insight about the shot or species
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. Present all year in coastal Texas but more common in summer, with some migrating to Mexico in winter.