The Roseate Spoonbill is found along the south Florida coast from the Florida Keys north to Tampa.
No other bird has a similar bill.
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Their numbers were severely depleted by plume hunters around 1940 to make ladies fans,
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but with preservation laws and places like Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
(where this series of shots were taken) populations have increased once again.
Their wingspan is a magnificent 50 inches.
They feed on fish and aquatic invertebrates (like crabs) by sweeping their bills back and forth.
Spoonbills are closely related to the Ibis.
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