John Shaw / Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at its nesting colony site, in early morning light. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, April.

Marie Read / Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) adult in breeding plumage preening tail feathers, Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, January.

Agustin Esmoris / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) preening, Argentina

Ron Bielefeld/ BIA / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) flying, Florida

Angelo Gandolfi / Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in flight, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Tim Fitzharris / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) wading, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) flock wading in pond, Texas coast near Galveston

Tim Fitzharris / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) adult in breeding plumage, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) adult in breeding plumage standing in golden-colored water, North America

Jim Brandenburg / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) in wetland, Florida

George Sanker / Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) feeding in evening light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA. February.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of Christina Romagosa, Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida, holding a feet and feathers of a Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) found in the stomach of a Burmese python (Pytho...