Pink Brightens Up A Dark Morning

Very early this morning it was gloomy with a light rain falling, but that didn’t stop our new pink arrival from making an appearance in the marsh.

In fact, he seemed to be enjoying himself! He pranced and preened for a while until finally taking off to go find a nice breakfast far out in the salt marsh.

It’s supposed to be a cloudy, rainy weekend but hopefully the spoonie will stick around until the weather improves.

36 thoughts on “Pink Brightens Up A Dark Morning”

Victor Rakmil on August 2, 2014 at 3:18 pm said:

Such grace…;} Great captures.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 2, 2014 at 3:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, they really are fun birds!
  
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Littlesundog on August 2, 2014 at 3:26 pm said:

Aw, these are just lovely, Phil. I feel like I have front row seats to the best ballet around!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 2, 2014 at 3:33 pm said:
  
  Glad you enjoyed the show! These funny pink birds should charge admission. I bet many would pay! 🙂
  
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anotherday2paradise on August 2, 2014 at 3:45 pm said:

You’re so lucky to have such a beautiful visitor, Phil. Great captures. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on August 2, 2014 at 3:52 pm said:
  
  Thank you Sylvia. We were sad when for the first time in five years not a single one showed up in all of July, but nice this one is working to make August special for us. We are also strongly suspecting this is our dysfunctional spoonbill “Mr. Cranky” from last summer.
  
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Gunta on August 2, 2014 at 4:25 pm said:

It looks like he was flashing those wonderful pink feathers around just to cheer things up. Lovely catch, Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:51 am said:
  
  It did look like that and it worked! Even gloomy grey improves with the addition of some bright pink. 🙂
  
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alexandthealpacas on August 2, 2014 at 4:56 pm said:

It’s been a rainy day all round then! Great photos, what an unusual shaped beak he has!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:52 am said:
  
  Yes they do have that ‘spoon’ or spatula shaped bill. Thanks very much and glad you enjoyed these photos!
  
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Pat on August 2, 2014 at 6:45 pm said:

Beautiful bird.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:52 am said:
  
  They are bright and will literally stop traffic.
  
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elizz on August 3, 2014 at 12:13 am said:

i love pink.. your photos are so beautiful.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:53 am said:
  
  I’m very happy you liked seeing out funny pink friend!
  
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Dina on August 3, 2014 at 4:27 am said:

This certainly brightened up my Sunday! Great impressions, Phil.
Best wishes for you, Dina

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:54 am said:
  
  Well I am thrilled our pink visitor helped brighten your day Dina! Unfortunately it seems he has left the area already.
  Hope he returns and brings friends!
  
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  - Dina on August 4, 2014 at 11:56 am said:
    
    We’ll keep our fingers crossed! 😃
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 12:03 pm said:
      
      Thanks. Alyce went out *early* this morning to look for him (while I slept) and did not see any pink anywhere, and no one saw him yesterday so looks like he has moved on. August and Sept. are usually good months here for spoonies so we continue to hope.
      
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Sreejith Nair on August 3, 2014 at 5:54 am said:

Wow… what a beautiful bird…

Superb images 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:55 am said:
  
  Thanks very much for checking these out and glad you liked seeing the big pink bird!
  
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vedaeddy on August 3, 2014 at 9:25 am said:

Wow. Phil, your photos are amazing. I am so glad I found your blog as I am a beginning photographer and a beginning birder. I live in Florida surrounded by many of the same birds as you so this is especially nice. You can bet I will be pouring over your archived photos for the beauty and the learning.

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:56 am said:
  
  I greatly appreciate your very kind words and am happy to hear you enjoy seeing the photos!
  Being in Florida should provide you with excellent opportunities to view and photograph the tremendous wildlife! Enjoy!
  
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Linda on August 3, 2014 at 12:36 pm said:

He’s beautiful, your lucky to have such great and beautiful nature where you are…what a great way to start a Sunday morning…

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:57 am said:
  
  Thanks a million and I’m very happy you enjoyed seeing our goofy pink visitor!
  
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foxleylady on August 3, 2014 at 12:37 pm said:

Such a gorgeous bird – Thea was most impressed!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:58 am said:
  
  Well I’m thrilled to hear that Thea liked our spoone friend! You have to love a big goofy pink bird!
  
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Sarah Longes - Mirador Design on August 3, 2014 at 12:54 pm said:

Fabulous photos! Love those wings. In the third photo it looks like he’s doing a little dance for you 😉

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 11:59 am said:
  
  He really does look like he is doing a little dance routine there! I sometimes honestly think they purposely show off.
  Sort of like the alligtors. 🙂
  
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  - Sarah Longes - Mirador Design on August 4, 2014 at 4:11 pm said:
    
    Ha ha! I’m now imagining the alligators doing a little dance for you 😉
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 4:45 pm said:
      
      Ha! See today’s post. Not exactly a dancer but he was surprisingly light on his feet. 🙂
      
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The Dancing Rider on August 3, 2014 at 1:22 pm said:

Beautiful photos! I love each, but the third one especially, as I like his “dance step”. What a goofy, yet pretty, guy. That’s our boy!

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  He is quite the snappy dancer isn’t he?!? These guys are a real treat but sadly looks like he is gone already. We hope more show up soon though.
  
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  - The Dancing Rider on August 4, 2014 at 4:12 pm said:
    
    Darn it! I hope you guys get the group back this season!
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 4:43 pm said:
      
      I know, although we were happy this one showed up, it’s not like last summer when we had close to a dozen at one point.
      
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ecoy1 on August 3, 2014 at 10:40 pm said:

Beautiful images, Phil !! Thanks

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- Phil Lanoue on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  Well I appreciate you looking and commenting, thanks and glad you enjoyed the photos!
  
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