More Strawberry Birds

self | Sept 16. 2012 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I got these Thursday after a doctor's appointment. Not much time, just one pass along the water and I had to head back to catch the bus.

The Roseate Spoonbills with white feathered heads are the young birds, breeding age birds develope the bronze helmet look.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

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[prisoner6]

Wonderrful pics. Headed to my desktop, thanks!

[Aliska]

Those are beautiful!!!

[Perdogg]

beautiful.

[FlyingEagle]

Very nice thanks

[berdie]

Beautiful pictures as always, Swampsiper.

Thatnks for the ping.

[berdie]

thatnks=thanks

[tubebender]

Beautiful Birds and Great Photography Sniper! Thanks for sharing...

[NVDave]

Thanks. Beautiful birds, indeed. I’d never see them otherwise...

[fidelis]

Beautiful pictures as usual. One of these was spotted and photographed by a local birder here (Glendale, Arizona) in what is a rare appearance in these parts.

[MEG33]

So beautiful! Thank you.

[TChad]

Where’s the photo of Missy chasing them?

[JRandomFreeper]

You do good work, yoeman.

How's the eye surgery thing working out for you?

/johnny

[Pinkbell]

Those birds are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

[expat1000]

Wow! Are those in a wildlife preserve or something?

[Ken H]

Beautiful!

[patriot08]

Beautiful birds.
Excellent work.

[JRandomFreeper]

He does that all the time. He lives somewhere where he can do that.

He's also very clueful on cameras and such, should you ever have a question.

Wasn't long ago, I believe he had eye surgery and said he could see better.

A week before he had posted photos that would do proud in Natl Geo. He takes better pictures before eye surgery than I can see in normal life.

All freepers have their place. Swampy needs to be behind a camera. He's damn good at that.

/johnny

[I still care]

How lovely.

[Grandma Pam]

What a nice way to start the day—looking at your outstanding pictures of these beautiful birds. They look like they’re posing for you!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Today is my birthday, and I consider your beautiful photos to be my first gift! What a way to wake up! Thanks.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Today is my birthday, and I consider your beautiful photos to be my first gift! What a way to wake up! Thanks.

[Condor51]

Dang, you live in a beautiful area. Wildlife and Doctors all within reach of a bus :-)

(I haven't even even seen a Robin in a while. Think they're all gone now)

[left that other site]

Those are wonderful!

Thank you for sharing them.

[floozy22]

Beautiful pics...thanks for posting.

[Islander7]

Beautiful work; among your best. Thanks a Sunday morning treat.

[3D-JOY]

AWWWWW...my favorite color!

Thanks for making my morning “rosy”! (rosey?)

[Silentgypsy]

So beautiful! Thank you.

[Harold Shea]

Really good photography work

You have any Hummingbird pics you could put up?

[rustbucket]

Excellent shots as usual, SWAMPSNIPER. I envy you living close to those birds.

For the benefit of those not familiar with roseate spoonbills, here is a picture of a pair of adult birds. You can see the brighter pink patch on the wings of the adults compared to the pale pink of the juveniles.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/tsiya/HUMMINGBIRDS/

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I haven’t had a feeder set up for years, just one of the things I miss about being healthy.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

This is a retention pond on the campus of Flagler Hospital. Someone actually took time to do it right so it isn’t just a big puddle full of trash.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

All I need now is a cheap pair of reading glasses for small print.

[expat1000]

Thanks. An overused adjective that I rarely use myself, but ‘awesome’ is totally appropriate in this case!

[rockinqsranch]

Thanks for the ping SWAMPSNIPER. Enjoyed.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Gorgeous!!!

[cajungirl]

stunning! I would be so in awe that I couldn’t take a pic, just beautiful!

[Iscool]

Wallpaper for me as well...Thanks...