roseate spoonbill
noun
: a spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) that is found from the southern U.S. to Patagonia and has chiefly pink plumage
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The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Last summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and flamingos were spotted in nearly a dozen states.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The Florida Aquarium In downtown Tampa’s Channel District, The Florida Aquarium has interesting exhibits showcasing Florida’s most iconic natural environments and denizens, including alligators, river otters, and wetlands birds like roseate spoonbills.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Scout for alligators, manatees and roseate spoonbills while driving along the Black Point Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, popular with birders.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Last summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and flamingos were spotted in nearly a dozen states.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The Florida Aquarium In downtown Tampa’s Channel District, The Florida Aquarium has interesting exhibits showcasing Florida’s most iconic natural environments and denizens, including alligators, river otters, and wetlands birds like roseate spoonbills.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Scout for alligators, manatees and roseate spoonbills while driving along the Black Point Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, popular with birders.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
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