Having reviewed Florida’s white birds, I had a pink/blue decision to make.
Pink it is.
Today.
And just one pink and black bird.
Defenders and attacker.
Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Apr 19
Face Photos from Readers
Thanks to John Whitman for this slightly dismayed face from downtown Ottawa.
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Gorgeous, silly, fun creatures with their platypus beaks
Barbara – Yeah, they’re odd-looking, all right. I’ve seen a small flock in flight just once, and would love to see that again: all that pinkness moving through the air. Fabulous.
Beautiful images Isabel. The roseate spoonbills are much nicer than the white (with black beak) that we saw in Australia – even if the Aussie ones are names royal spoonbills.
Jim R – Many thanks. The Aussies have the royal ibis too, don’t they? And those aren’t all that attractive . . .
Such luscious colour and I don’t suppose they are eating carrots to please the tourists.
Laurna – No, nor the crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates that also contain the carotenoids that give them their pink coloration. And I don’t suppose carrots and crustaceans are super close on the great Tree of Life, either . . . 🙂
The crustaceans etc. are part of the story I did not know. The world is so full of fascinating questions that I wonder why more people don’t pay closer attention. Thank you for the way you expand my horizons!
Laurna – Well, it’s true – the world *is* full of wonders. Thanks for letting me know you enjoy my small input.