Afternoon Bath

Yesterday afternoon we had a group of four young spoonbills all relaxing together in the marsh pond. One of them decided it was bath time so he got up and started splashing around in the water until sufficiently clean…then walked round for a bit drying off his wings. He looked quite spiffy to me, I hope his friends were impressed because I sure was!

20 thoughts on “Afternoon Bath”

Judy on October 1, 2013 at 6:54 pm said:

He did good!! So did you!!

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Lyle Krahn on October 1, 2013 at 7:06 pm said:

To think that it wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t know what a spoonbill was and now I have seen all these remarkable photos.

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Susan Sohl on October 1, 2013 at 7:09 pm said:

Wow–best I’ve ever seen of a bathing bird!

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Steve Gingold on October 1, 2013 at 7:13 pm said:

Spiffy to me too. So we now have Cranky Pants and Spiffy the Spoonbills. 🙂 Fun bunch of pictures, Phil.

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Kitt Crescendo on October 1, 2013 at 7:49 pm said:

Nothing like ruffled feathers. 🙂

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dinajohnston on October 1, 2013 at 8:39 pm said:

Great action shots! I love that last one, drip dry. The colors are beautiful.

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toughlittlebirds on October 1, 2013 at 8:44 pm said:

Awesome! In the last photo he looks like a Pixar character.

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Patrizia M. on October 2, 2013 at 2:08 am said:

Fantastiche!!!! Che spettacolo stupendo queste foto!!!
Ciao, Pat

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foxleylady on October 2, 2013 at 5:23 am said:

Beautiful! You brought smiles on a dark day – thank you Phil!

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niasunset on October 2, 2013 at 6:49 am said:

The pink is amazing…. The water, washing is amazing… Your photographs are amazing… But in the last one she seems so silly 🙂 and funny after all graceful beautiful images… You are great dear Phil, Thank you, love, nia

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adinparadise on October 2, 2013 at 7:15 am said:

I’m also very impressed, Phil. These gorgeous birds really perform for your camera, don’t they? I love how you’ve captured the flying droplets of water. They look like sparkling jewels. 🙂

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Theresa on October 2, 2013 at 8:57 am said:

These shots are stunning! In the last one, he and I look about the same age – quite a character!

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Amy on October 2, 2013 at 8:59 am said:

Amazing capture, Phil! Love how he shows off his beautiful pink wings on the third one 🙂

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Andrew on October 2, 2013 at 9:51 am said:

The shot really made me laugh. Excellent, Phil.

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Cowboys and Crossbones on October 2, 2013 at 1:58 pm said:

I love the show-off attitude of this spoonbill! Absolutely my fave now!

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Larry Treadwell on October 2, 2013 at 8:51 pm said:

I really like the high key “feel” to the first two shots. Nice Work.

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ManoliRizoFotografia on October 3, 2013 at 3:18 am said:

Que belleza en estas imágenes, el color rosa precioso, mi preferida es la tercera me encantan las ondas en el agua, abrazos Phill

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jeannemeeks on October 3, 2013 at 9:54 am said:

Strikes me as funny. Great photos.

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Gunta on October 4, 2013 at 2:18 am said:

I can never quite get over that goofy looking spoonbill. That last shot highlights the goofy look splendidly -though the previous one is quite dainty looking.

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The Dancing Rider on October 4, 2013 at 4:22 pm said:

Love that second photo. So, so fluffy and clean. The detail is striking!

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