Bird Week VIII: Divers, Dive-Ins and Diners - Silt Sifter
The Rosette Spoonbill is a gorgeous, bright-hued bird with a comical bill. The tip is round and perfect for its feeding technique of sliding the bill side to side in the silt while wading near the shores of lakes and streams. It is a breeding bird of coastal Florida and occasionally north to South Carolina. Another morning specimen found at Everglades National Park where he must have just arrived from a long overnight flight:)