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Tuesday, 27 December 2011

World Bird Wednesday - Royal Spoonbills

A walk by the Barwon River on Christmas afternoon yielded these Royal Spoonbills. These birds are about 75 cm tall and the remarkable black bill is a giveaway as to which of your two species you are looking at.

Had I not been wearing semi-smart sandals (you can tell I live in Australia – I have dress sandals!) I may have got involved in a bit more wading and mud hopping to get closer to the birds. But, as it was Christmas day I decided that discretion was the better part of valour!






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Enjoy the birds.
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14 comments:

  1. eileeninmd27 December 2011 at 20:22

    Your Spoonbills are cool looking birds. I would love to see them in person. Great shots.

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  2. TexWisGirl28 December 2011 at 02:00

    what cool black spoons! and, yes, i'm guessing you made a wise choice on the sandals...

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  3. Sallie (FullTime-Life)28 December 2011 at 02:23

    Love the spoonbills -- another variety from the ones we have here, but just as interesting.

    The two kinds of sandals bit sounds a lot like Florida.

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  4. EG CameraGirl28 December 2011 at 09:34

    Oh lucky you to have sighted these royal spoonbills!

    FYI: I too have sandals I don't wear just anywhere. :)

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  5. joo29 December 2011 at 01:20

    They are so interesting to watch!
    Have a nice last days of this year:)

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  6. holdingmoments29 December 2011 at 02:11

    I'd love to see a Spoonbill.
    I think the ones we get here occasionally are different to these.

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  7. Unknown29 December 2011 at 04:09

    Great captures, Stewart. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  8. theconstantwalker29 December 2011 at 06:50

    Fantastic birds to see... lovely images.

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  9. Anonymous29 December 2011 at 07:16

    They are really beautiful birds!

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  10. CameraCruise29 December 2011 at 07:41

    Great shots!
    Wish I could see those beautiful birds here.

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  11. John @ Beans and I on the Loose29 December 2011 at 09:35

    Those are really neat birds which I would love to see but you have me thinking, "dress sandals"? I barely have a pair of dress shoes.

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  12. Springman29 December 2011 at 15:36

    Excellent capture Stewart. I don't blame you a bit for saving your "semi-smart sandals" from unnecessary wear and tare but, I could never understand why descretion was the better part of valour.
    Happy New Year!

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  13. Unknown30 December 2011 at 13:59

    Lovely catches! I envy you for these guys. I just love those big beaks :)

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  14. Hilke Breder1 January 2012 at 09:06

    Happy New Year, Stewart! I know what dress sandals are. They have them in Germany too, worn with socks, very proper. Love your spoonbills!

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