Spoonbill News Update
Well our injured pink friend is still around the area and he seems to be recovering fairly well with his wounds.
He is behaving as normal, hanging out and feeding with his friends including a tricolored heron and a cormorant. Also relaxing in a tree with an egret, and he appears to be flying just fine.
We were glad he stayed around so we could keep an eye on him and continue to hope the injuries heal. And maybe if we are all lucky, some spoonbill friends will arrive so he has company!
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Lovely new additions! Hope you and Alyce are doing fine!
Thank you for your visit Ammi, grea seeing you here and glad you enjoy the photos!
Say hi to mum!
Spoonbills are just amazing and you can capture the amazement!
I appreciate that Larry, thank you very much!
Looks like he’s doing fine. Thanks for keeping an eye on him and keeping us posted with the great shots, Phil!
Thanks for checking in Lee! He had two friends show up yesterday so now there are three bouncing around the marsh area!
Good to read that he get well. And he can fly well and give us a wonderful photo of him in fly:-)
Have a nice day Phil
Thank you Sophie, I’m happy you liked seeing our pink friend!
I love the last shot as the bird is although ungainly (to me) on the ground is superbly graceful in the air – and you have caught it perfectly against the foliage offering real contrast – excellent Phil (I am off for a catch up) my favourite part of blogging – I trust your well
Thanks very much for checking in Scott I greatly appreciate it. They are rather nice flyers, just like the wood storks which appear a but gawky when standing and feeding.
Love the stories about the spoonbills. I like to keep up on how they are doing.
Thanks Charlie, all still appears to be going fine for our injured pink visitor.
He had two friends show up yesterday so now there are three bouncing around the marsh area!
Can you tell if this was Mr Cranky from last year?
At first we thought it might be due to his initial ‘loner’ type behavior, but this one is not as old as our cranky friend.
Good to hear that he is doing okay. The shot on the bottom is awesome, by the way. Great capture in flight.
Thanks very much for checking these out Jeff and glad you liked the flight shot.
Peaceful coexistence. I love your shots with multiple species and it’s nice to see the colorful spoonbill is recovering in the company of such photogenic friends.
Capturing different species together in the same shot is one of my favorite wildlife subjects. Glad you enjoyed seeing these fun guys!
Such great news. He’s a big, pink, goofy guy and I’m so glad he continues to heal. He does look like he’s business as usual!
We saw him yesterday and he does seem to be doing fine. All his regular routines appear to be in place which is good to see.
He also had two friends show up yesterday so now there are three bouncing around the marsh area!
Seems like he’s well on the mend. Nice shots of these beauties.
Yes he seems to be doing better then hoped for which is great news for us all here!
Glad you enjoyed viewing the update!
Reblogged this on Babsje Heron and commented:
Last year, I wrote about an injured Great Blue Heron surviving and thriving after a partial amputation to its wing in “Wherein He Gets the Girl” (http://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/wherein-he-gets-the-girl/).
This year, the wonderful photographer and blogger Phil Lanoue has been chronicling the recovery of an injured Spoonbill in a salt marsh there. Not only are Phil’s photos alway excellent, Phil really cares about his subjects.
There are photographers who mainly care about “getting the shot,” without seeming to care much about the wildlife in their captures. Not Phil. That is something I really respect in a nature photographer.
I rarely reblog, but am moved by Phil’s photos and words about the denizens of his salt marsh, and especially about one particular Spoonbill.