The roseate spoonbill is a social wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin. This image taken in Christmas,Florida. Breeding season birds were at peak color.
Roseate Spoonbill
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