White spoonbill (Platalea leucorida)

In the saline of Bonanza …

… is living to our great joy during summer …

… also a remarkable spoonbill colony:

This adult spoonbill bashfully turns away, because he had to do an urgent business!

The adult spoonbill has a black beak with yellow tip and during summer long decorative plume on the head. Young spoonbills have a complete pink beak, which is getting darker as time passes.

These are also adult animals, as one …

… can see because of having black legs:

While flying the spoonbills are easy to distinguish from the white herons/egrets due to their forward stretched head:

14.8.2010 - La Janda:

14.8.2010 - La Janda:

14.8.2010 - La Janda:

13.9.2010 - Salinas de Bonanza:

13.9.2010 - Salinas de Bonanza:

13.9.2010 - Salinas de Bonanza:

13.9.2010 - Salinas de Bonanza:

13.9.2010 - Salinas de Bonanza:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

7.12.2011 - Guadalhorce:

24.4.2017 - Doñana

24.4.2017 - Doñana

24.4.2017 - Doñana

24.4.2017 - Doñana

Birgit Kremer