23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
a bowl of spoonbills

A small group of spoonbills visited Maryland late spring, generating a lot of interest this far north. They seemed to settle on the Wicomico River for a couple of weeks....feeding down in the mud flats when the tides receded, and resting in the trees when flooding.

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Date Taken: 06.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Newport, Maryland, United States of America
Copyright: © Paul Locher