Time To Leave
Our surprise pink April visitor spent a couple of hours feeding in the salt marsh among the oyster beds yesterday afternoon. Finally he was full and decided it was time to leave, so he jumped off and flew across the marsh reeds heading for a quiet spot back in the swamp for a pleasant nap.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
It’s a tough life…
He ate so much small fish and shrimp I was surprised he even could take off.
Hello Phil, wowwwww
absolutely wonderful !! Jussara
Hey thanks a bunch! So glad you liked these spoonie pics!
You’re welcome! I Liked so much!!
Great to hear!
Planning a visit tomorrow. Could you suggest the right time to be there? Never seem to get there when all the action is happening. Love the photos.
Did you want to hopefully see the spoonbill? There is only the one. He seems to prefer the front end of low tide in the salt marsh. Low tide tomorrow is approx. 3:15pm but this morning he was in the pond earlier. So I would suggest showing up at mid to late morning and look for him in the pond first but then he will likely be in the salt marsh as the tide drops so around noon maybe. Wood storks and egrets and herons should be around then too and the pond is currently stuffed with alligators. I should be there late morning I expect. Have fun!
Thanks Phil
I messed up one thing though, low tide in the salt marsh tomorrow is 2:30 not 3:15.
Oh.., the color of those wings.., so beautiful!!!
This individual is particularly striking and brightly colored! So much fun to watch and photograph!
Thanks for looking.
Love the last one, Phil. Fine flight shot fully extended.
Hey thanks very much Steve, that one is a fave of mine as well.
Great shots!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed the spoonie shots!
Fantastic shots. That is a lot of pink when those wings are extended.
It really is a big splash of pink when you see those wings out. Funny how much it sticks out among the muted colors of the marsh. Gotta love a big pink bird.
I usually do not comment in blogs, but this is simply beautiful. The title name and the picture syncs poetically.
Well I greatly appreciate you looking and commenting and I’m happy you enjoyed the spoonbill photos.
What a natural beauty!! Gosh, when I think about all the money we women spend on our hairdos…
Great, absolutely wonderful shots, Phil. Hope you’re feeling well.
Dina x
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed seeing our bright pink visitor!
Well this past week I developed pleurisy in my chest so the saga continues. Blah
Oh dear, that sounds very unpleasant! I hope you feel better very soon.
It is unpleasant and at one point in the middle of the night before I found out what was bothering me I thought I was having a heart attack! Scary stuff but I’m feeling better now and still heading out to the marsh every chance I get. I can’t disappoint the alligators. 🙂
Gorgeous captures, Phil. Love that last one, especially. 🙂
Thanks much Sylvia! That last one is my favorite too.
We ought to give this guy a name :D! Smart and spunky, by getting to the Marsh first before all the spoonie friends, s/he is basking in all the food…and attention…this paradise dotes on him!
Well we are 90% sure this is our favorite dysfunctional spoonbill from last summer, “Mr. Cranky”
He likes it here, he is getting plenty to eat and actually seems to be fine with all the attention so hopefully he sticks around!
Assolutamente fantastici questi scatti, che ali rosa, wowww!
Sempre più bravo Phil, complimenti!
Ciao, Pat
Sono contento che ti è piaciuto di vedere il nostro amico rosa! 🙂
He’s too cool to hang out long. He rocks the pink. Great shot!
We think he left last night. No one has seen him at all today. I’ll go back tomorrow to look again but I suspect that’s it for now. Could be June until we see more but you never know.
Was he lost? Poor guy. 😦
Such a stunning bird! Hope he stays!
We think he left last night. No one has seen him at all today. I’ll go back tomorrow to look again but I suspect that’s it for now. Could be June until we see more but you never know.
I’m glad I got tons of shots of him while he was here though. 🙂
Love his yellow shoulders! What a looker.
That’s the coolest part! Well that and his yellow/orange tail feathers! He really is an incredible looking bird.
Wonderful photo, magic color
Thank you so much! Only nature could come up with an amazing pink bird like that!
Beautiful!!!!
They get amazingly brightly colored at breeding time and this guy is a terrific example of that!