Sharing the Pond at Sunrise

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Sharing the Pond at Sunrise

Artist

Donna Kennedy

Medium

Photograph - Photographs

Description

Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
Texture added for an artistic enhancement-Photographed in Sun City Center, FL

Roseate Spoonbill-Platalea ajaja
Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill. Locally common in coastal Florida, Texas, and southwest Louisiana, they are usually in small flocks, often associating with other waders. Spoonbills feed in shallow waters, walking forward slowly while they swing their heads from side to side, sifting the muck with their wide flat bills. Male and female roseate spoonbills are similar in appearance and colour, although males are slightly larger. It is long-legged, long-necked and has a bald head that is pale green in appearance, with a white neck, breast and back. The rest of the plumage is mostly various shades of pink, with dark reddish-pink wing and upper tail feathers. The roseate spoonbill is seasonally monogamous, but is not known to keep the same breeding partner year after year.

Great Egret (Ardea alba) A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Beautiful Birds
-Water Forms
-Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery
-Fine Art America Professionals
-The Outdoor Photographer
-Lady Photographers and Artists
-Just Perfect
-1 A Day Waiting Room Art
-FAA Portraits-Birds
-Wildlife 1 A Day
-A Birding Group-Wings
-Reflections Rainbows

Uploaded

August 24th, 2021

Colors

Embed

Share

Tags