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Platalea ajaja
Beautiful wading bird with pink plumage and a long, flat, spoon shaped bill. The bird gets it's color from the food it eats. With it's bill partially submerged, it swings it head back & forth in a sideways motion to catch it's prey!
Marshes, swamps, ponds and rivers.
Sorry for the quality of the photo's...the bird was so far away but I thought it was beautiful!!
2 Comments
Very kind of you to say, Alice! Thank you!
It is beautiful!