Roseate Spoonbill in Florida

I went to the local Rookery a couple weeks ago and took over a thousand snaps of all the birds and wildlife there. It's located on the same property as the Alligator Farm here in St. Augustine Florida.

Here's some of my favorites from the Roseate Spoonbills.

Spoonbill FAQs:
While these are commoon in South America, they only reach the southern most states in the U.S.
They are 1 of only 6 species of spoonbills in the world.
They can live over 15 years.
They get their pink color from the Crustaceans and other invertebrates they eat that contain carotenoids which turns the pink color.
The juveniles are more pale pink than the adults.
The get up to 33 inches (86cm long, and up to 64 oz (1800g) in weight and can have a wingspan of over 51 inches (130 cm).

Amazing how close they let the gators get.

Here's the happy couple on their nest.

That's it for this round. Stay tuned for even better pics of the egrets, wood storks and others coming soon!

For pics of the gators and location map, see the #worldmappin post here:
https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@ksteem/alligator-farm-and-rookery-visit-in-st-augustine-florida