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Larry's Gallery: Royal Spoonbill (1/6)
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Platalea regia
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© Larry Dunis 2009
Brisbane, QLD (Jan, 2009)
Royal Spoonbills on their wedding day (bride on the right of photo).
On the wedding day, there's dancing
There's spooning and mounting excitement
A potential rival is warned off
The excitement is not all that mounts
Royal Spoonbill
Royal Spoonbill