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Royal Spoonbill (5/24)
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Platalea regia
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Bribie Island, QLD (Sep, 2011)
- Total Photos25
- Larry6 [6]
- Vik9 [9]
- Geoff2 [2]
- Nikki2 [2]
- Kay6 [5]
A Royal Spoonbill tossing and catching the prey within its bill expelling water and rubbish and re-positioning its potential meal.
On the wedding day, there's dancing
There's spooning and mounting excitement
A potential rival is warned off
The excitement is not all that mounts
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