Rob Drummond/ BIA / Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) wading, Victoria, Australia
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) at rest on mud flat, perched on driftwood with bill open. Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. December.
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) at rest on mud flat, perched on driftwood. Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. December.
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) in flight. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. August.
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) standing in river. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. July
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) feeding in shallow water. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. July.
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Andy Trowbridge / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) standing in shallow water. Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand. July.
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Roger Powell / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) preening and shaking head feathers, Werribee Sewerage Works, Victoria, Australia
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Roger Powell / Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) preening and shaking head feathers, Werribee Sewerage Works, Victoria, Australia
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Brent Stephenson / Adult Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) in non-breeding plumage, showing the distinctive spoon-shaped bill. Manawatu Estuary, Manawatu, New Zealand, September.
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Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) with worn plumage and dark wing tips, in flight low over the water. Waikanae Estuary, Wellington, New Zealand, February.
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Brent Stephenson / Group of Royal spoonbills (Platalea regia) roosting in a tall tree, one bird yawning. Rangaunu Harbour, Far North, New Zealand, April.