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Juvenile Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in the Netherlands by Willem de Wolf.
November 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Some #ghostly white birds for #Flyday.
Little Egret, Great White Egret & Eurasian Spoonbill.
#Birds #Birding #ECK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #UKBirding
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight over water. Great White Egret (Ardea alba) in flight in a clear pale sky. Juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in flight in a blue sky.
October 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) for #BlackAndWhite #BirdOfTheDay theme. Tagus River delta, Alcochete, Portugal, October 2026.

🌿🪶 #birds
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#wildlife
#photography
#portugal
#spoonbills
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October 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). The black tips to the primaries indicates a juvenile bird. Likely a hatch year bird that hasn't figured out the migration business just yet. #BirdingHungary #spoonbills #waders
October 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
avesbrasil.bsky.social
🇧🇷Colhereiro
🌎Platalea ajaja
Conservação: Pouco Preocupante

O colhereiro é uma ave pelecaniforme da família Threskiornithidae. Também conhecido como ajajá e colhereiro-americano.

📷 Celso B Almeida
Uma ave de médio porte capturada em pleno voo contra um céu azul claro e uniforme. A característica mais marcante é a plumagem vibrante em tons de rosa, que se intensifica em um tom carmesim nas "axilas" das asas e na região superior da cauda. As penas das asas, abertas verticalmente em uma postura de planagem, exibem uma textura delicada e translúcida sob a luz. O pescoço é longo, esguio e de coloração branca, conectando-se a uma cabeça que apresenta uma máscara facial alaranjada e uma íris amarela intensa. O bico é longo, achatado e expandido na ponta, assemelhando-se a uma espátula, exibindo tons acinzentados e amarelados. As patas escuras estendem-se para trás, paralelas ao corpo, completando uma silhueta aerodinâmica e graciosa em um momento de deslocamento aéreo. Atenção: O alt da imagem foi gerado automaticamente.
October 17, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Place of the week: Yellow Sea Wetlands (China, Korea).
A critical stopover on the East Asian–Australasian…
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Photo by 祐 via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0).
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Seabird Research card: Yellow Sea Wetlands, China, Korea. A critical stopover on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Photo: a black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), one of the birds found here, by 祐 via iNaturalist.
October 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Cosas que ver en #Badajoz la tarde de un día festivo otoñal. espátula común (Platalea leucorodia) #ciudaddelasaves #zepa
October 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Atlantic Birding’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Waders

4 from Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens:
* Royal Spoonbill
* Little Pied Cormorant
* White-faced Heron
* Pacific Black Duck

#ECK #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #Photography #Nikon #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) wading in the lake at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Toowong, Brisbane. Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) striking its best pose at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) looking elegant while standing on the rocks beside the lake at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Brisbane Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) looking less than composed while in the lake at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, Toowong
October 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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Lepelaar-Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Met een bedelend jong-With a begging youngster

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October 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Common name: Eurasian Spoonbill

Scientific name: Platalea leucorodia

Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and spoonbills)

Location: Cley Marshes

Date: 11 August 2026
Large white bird with Large, broad spoon shaped bill standing on island
October 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Eurasian Spoonbill/Colhereiro (Platalea leucorodia).
Black-tailed Godwit/Maçarico-de-bico-direito (Limosa limosa).
Glossy ibis/Íbis-preta (Plegadis falcinellus).
Greater flamingo/Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus).
Black-winged stilt/Pernilongo (Himantopus himantopus).
October 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Espátulas (Platalea leucorodia) en el Embalse de Portaje.
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#Embalse
#Portaje
#Extremadura
October 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Eurasian Spoonbill/Colhereiro (Platalea leucorodia).
October 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
avesbrasil.bsky.social
🇧🇷Colhereiro
🌎Platalea ajaja
Conservação: Pouco Preocupante

O colhereiro é uma ave pelecaniforme da família Threskiornithidae. Também conhecido como ajajá e colhereiro-americano.

📷 Celso B Almeida
Uma ave de médio porte capturada em pleno voo contra um céu azul claro e uniforme. A característica mais marcante é a plumagem vibrante em tons de rosa, que se intensifica em um tom carmesim nas "axilas" das asas e na região superior da cauda. As penas das asas, abertas verticalmente em uma postura de planagem, exibem uma textura delicada e translúcida sob a luz. O pescoço é longo, esguio e de coloração branca, conectando-se a uma cabeça que apresenta uma máscara facial alaranjada e uma íris amarela intensa. O bico é longo, achatado e expandido na ponta, assemelhando-se a uma espátula, exibindo tons acinzentados e amarelados. As patas escuras estendem-se para trás, paralelas ao corpo, completando uma silhueta aerodinâmica e graciosa em um momento de deslocamento aéreo. Atenção: O alt da imagem foi gerado automaticamente.
October 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
@robcrank68.bsky.social set today's #BirdOfTheDay theme; #WingsOpenNotFlying, birds with their wings open when not flying.

Found this Eurasian Spoonbill at Kilvington Lakes this morning. 3rd for the site. See alt text for others.
#birds #birding #ECK #UKBirding #PatchBirding #Nottinghamshire
Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, caught while flapping its wings, stood next to water by a bank of daisies. The black tips to the wings indicate this is an immature bird. Adults have all white wings. Seen at Kilvington Lakes, Nottinghamshire on 4 October. Apparently only 3rd record for the site. Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, captured while spreading its wings high. Stood in muddy water. Seen at RSPB Adwick Washland, Dearne Valley, Nature Reserve, 21 September. Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, captured from directly behind while spreading its wings high. Stood in muddy water. Seen at RSPB Adwick Washland, Dearne Valley, Nature Reserve, 21 September. Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia, captured while spreading its wings high. Stood in muddy water. Seen at RSPB Adwick Washland, Dearne Valley, Nature Reserve, 21 September.
October 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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When a sudden May downpour hit Smith Oaks, this Roseate Spoonbill stood over its three chicks and turned itself into an umbrella. 🪶🌧️

📍 Birds Houston Smith Oaks, High Island, TX
📸 Canon EOS R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x

#RoseateSpoonbill #BirdPhotography
An adult Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) stands over three chicks in a large stick nest during a sudden downpour at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High Island, Texas. The adult's pink body forms a shelter over the pale, downy chicks while raindrops streak through the scene. One chick stretches its head out from beneath the adult while the others remain clustered close together. ⭕ Aperture: ƒ/11 ⏱️ Shutter Speed: 1/2000s 💡 ISO 10000 📏 Focal Length: 560mm 📅 Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 🕐 Time: 9:09 AM 📍 Location: 29° 34' 24.09" N, 94° 23' 22.85" W 📸 Camera: Canon EOS R50 🔍 Lens: RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM 🔭 Extender RF 1.4x © 2026 Jason Dentler, All Rights Reserved
October 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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@helenbennett.bsky.social Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape.

Eurasian spoonbill , Lepelaar - Platalea leucorodia
Een juveniele Lepelaar - Platalea leucorodia - loopt door ondiep water met de snavel half geopend. De vogel heeft geheel witte veren, op de zwarte slagpennen na. De poten zijn zwart en de snavel is aan de buitenkant donkergrijs en binnenin roze.
October 2, 2026 at 6:22 AM
christinae.bsky.social
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) has one of the #BestBeaks. Also beautiful in breeding colors. #BirdoftheDay #birds #Florida #pink
A dark vertical frame with a stunning Roseate Spoonbill in breeding colors, perched in nice light on a branch in the bottom left half. The wading bird has long pink legs, a long white/light pink neck and a long blue/gray bill with a large spatulate spoon shape at the end of it. Accents of bright deep yellow are around the bird's red eye and where the wing meets the shoulder/neck. The wings are pink blending into brilliant red at the top. The background is dark with greenery and a large gray and brown tree trunk running diagonally from right to upper left over the bird's head.
October 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Roseate spoonbill at Fazenda Barranco Alto in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
#BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks #Flyday #birds
Pink bird with a large flat gray bill, flying in profile against a background of blurred green leaves. Its raised wing has a patch of dark pink along the forward edge, and its tail is dark pink near the body and orange at the end. Its face is yellow around its red eye and black toward the back. Its scientific name is Platalea ajaja.
October 2, 2026 at 9:08 AM
avesbrasil.bsky.social
🇧🇷Colhereiro
🌎Platalea ajaja
Conservação: Pouco Preocupante

O colhereiro é uma ave pelecaniforme da família Threskiornithidae. Também conhecido como ajajá e colhereiro-americano.

📷 Celso B Almeida
Uma ave de médio porte capturada em pleno voo contra um céu azul claro e uniforme. A característica mais marcante é a plumagem vibrante em tons de rosa, que se intensifica em um tom carmesim nas "axilas" das asas e na região superior da cauda. As penas das asas, abertas verticalmente em uma postura de planagem, exibem uma textura delicada e translúcida sob a luz. O pescoço é longo, esguio e de coloração branca, conectando-se a uma cabeça que apresenta uma máscara facial alaranjada e uma íris amarela intensa. O bico é longo, achatado e expandido na ponta, assemelhando-se a uma espátula, exibindo tons acinzentados e amarelados. As patas escuras estendem-se para trás, paralelas ao corpo, completando uma silhueta aerodinâmica e graciosa em um momento de deslocamento aéreo. Atenção: O alt da imagem foi gerado automaticamente.
October 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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pink and white bird with white background by Ray Hennessy (Unsplash https://spoo.me/TNG7JWl)

BioClip identify (at 99.63%) Platalea ajaja genus:Platalea (fam. Threskiornithidae) com. Roseate Spoonbill

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BioClip identify (at 99.63%) Platalea ajaja genus:Platalea (fam. Threskiornithidae) com. Roseate Spoonbill Image Unsplash details : exif:NIKON CORPORATION, NIKON D4S keywords: animal, black, animal wallpaper, pink, light, wildlife, white, red, colorful, yellow, wallpapers, backgrounds, action, key, wings, flying, legs, high, roseate spoonbill, bird updated: Thu Oct 01 2026 17:05:26 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time)
October 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #BestOfTheMonth.

Saw lots of good birds in September, but few photo opportunities. Hope you like my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #birding
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo, Pennington Flash, 23rd Sept. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, Pennington Flash, 23rd Sept. Photographer with Leach’s Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous taken from promenade by RNLI Lifeguards Station, Wallasey, 20th Sept. There are many brilliant photos of this species from the latest wreck, but thought this would show the context and just how close to shore the birds were. Eurasian Spoonbills Platalea leucorodia coming in to land on Boathouse Flash, Parkgate, 13th Sept. Juvenile, sub-adult, and adult (left to right). Our first of the year, having managed to miss this species on numerous occasions!
September 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Good morning! It is September 28th in the United Socialist States of America.

Today we commemorate Maritime Day. We all depend on the world's waters!

We celebrate the roseate spoonbill, platalea ajaja.

Koko Taylor was born today in 1928; Miles Davis died on this day in 1991.
A roseate spoonbill, a large bird with a flat spoon-like bill and white, red, and pink feathers, perches on a log.
September 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Roseate Spoonbill · № 027

Chicks hatch with a short, straight bill that only develops its flattened spoon shape as the bird grows — the tool for its feeding style isn't fully formed until well after fledging.

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Roseate Spoonbill — dailybird.fyi
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja). Chicks hatch with a short, straight bill that only develops its flattened spoon shape as the bird grows — the tool for its feeding style isn't fully formed until…
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September 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM