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Copyright: Franco Degani (degani) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 199 W: 0 N: 286] (2148)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D 80
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-04 3:24
Viewed: 364
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.
All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly-opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish—it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day.
Spoonbills are monogamous, but, so far as is known, only for one season at a time. Most species nest in trees or reed-beds, often with ibises or herons. The male gathers nesting material—mostly sticks and reeds, sometimes taken from an old nest—the female weaves it into a large, shallow bowl or platform which varies in its shape and structural integrity according to species.
The female lays a clutch of about 3 smooth, oval, white eggs and both parents incubate; chicks hatch one at a time rather than all together. The newly-hatched young are blind and cannot care for themselves immediately; both parents feed them by partial regurgitation. Chicks' bills are short and straight, and only gain the characteristic spoonbill shape as the they mature. Their feeding continues for a few weeks longer after the family leaves the nest. The primary cause of brood failure appears not to be predation but starvation.
The spoonbill family is one of the families in the order Ciconiiformes.
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bentornato a casa.....bellisisma cattura (in senso figurato, ovviamente
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Hello Franco, my beloved friend!
Splendid shot in all respects of these spoonbills. Have nice weeks and good luck my friend! Cheers,
Bayram

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 993 W: 6 N: 2651] (9871)
  • [2008-04-04 10:07]

Vai Franco,e' bellissima,riflessi e luce stupendi,e poi quel becco rosso ci sta proprio bene in un quadro quasi in bianco e nero,complimenti,Luciano

Luci, ombre e bei riflessi. Circa il rosso del becco, non posso copiare Luciano quindi lo quoto.

Roberto

Hola Franco!
Your spoonbills are active again, my friend, and so are you, getting to be quite an expert in bird photography.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Ciao Franco, bella coppia, splendida composizione con magnifica luce e affascinantio riflessi, molto bravo, un buon week end anche da TN, ciao Silvio

Hello Franco. I like the look of these spoonbills and thanks for sharing them here in TN. You have captured them well with full reflection on the surface. Excellent sharpness of the image in natural habitat. well done and best regards. Jusni

Franco,
I really enjoyed this image of the spoonbills. No matter how many times I look at them, it still make me want to laugh how funny and lovely they look. Nice combination of two different colors. I like the very soft golden sunlight shinning on them. It lighten up the one with the orange spoonbill. It almost glowing in the dark water. Nice clarity good sharpness and composition is fine. TFS
Way

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