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Royal Spoonbill (13/24)
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Platalea regia
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© Vik Dunis 2009
Bowra Station, QLD (Aug, 2009)
- Total Photos25
- Larry6 [6]
- Vik9 [9]
- Geoff2 [2]
- Nikki2 [2]
- Kay6 [5]
The Royal Spoonbill on the left was having difficulty balancing on the tree branch in the breeze. The bird on the right, perhaps older and more experienced, had no such problems.
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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