14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Juvenile Roseate Spoonbill
This is a 9 month old Roseate Spoonbill. Notice that the bill has yet to thicken and the sun is shining through it like an xray showing the nerves and blood vessels.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 12.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Avery Island, Louisiana, United States of America |
Copyright: | © Alfred Calabrese |