The African spoonbill (Platalea alba)

callierhino (60)in #photofeed • 5 years ago

Hi guys, so I finally got my computer fixed after it broke and I have good news!

I finally got photos of the African spoonbill, a bird that I have been wanting to photograph for the longest time now!
I spotted him at the Rondevlei nature reserve in Cape Town, I love their odly shape bills!

I also managed to get one in flight!

Hope you liked this post, there will be many more to follow!

I am busy preparing to go to Addo Elephant park on holiday at the end of April, so there should be a lot of content coming from there!

Cheers!

#photography #bird #nature #life #steemit #teamsouthafrica #wildlife

5 years ago in #photofeed by callierhino (60)

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heroldius (65) 5 years ago

Beautiful in flight pic... The beak's form is a little bit weird with this round end, do you know why ?
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callierhino (60) 5 years ago

Thanks! It is shaped that way, because they swing their head from side to side to catch small fish and other little critters, next time I see them I will make a video to show how they feed, it looks really weird.

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heroldius (65) 5 years ago

Thanks for the info, nothing on wiki...

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callierhino (60) 5 years ago

I could be that you may have looked up a different kind of spoonbill?

"The African spoonbill feeds in shallow water, and fishes for various fish,[2] molluscs,[2] amphibians, crustaceans,[2] insects[2] and larvae."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_spoonbill

Hope you enjoy the read, there is not much info on that wiki page!

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wikitextbot (46) 5 years ago

African spoonbill
The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

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heroldius (65) 5 years ago

Nope it was the same page... But my glass of scotch had succeeded in its mission :-)

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callierhino (60) 5 years ago

haha, no problem!

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tipu (67) 5 years ago

Upvoted 👌 (Mana: 0/3 - need recharge?)

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ewkaw (71) 5 years ago

I saw a group of them once. A bit too far to catch them with my phone, but I could see how they were searching for food with those big beaks. So cool!

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callierhino (60) 5 years ago

They are weird birds, that is why I love them!

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discovery-it (58) 5 years ago

Questo post è stato condiviso e votato all'interno del discord del team curatori di discovery-it.
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theunion (68) 5 years ago

This post was chosen to be voted by THEUNION.

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