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Donkees

(33,749 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:27 PM Apr 20

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Roseate Spoonbill with Chick

Photos: John Armstrong 2026

Roseate Spoonbill chicks don't have a spoon-shaped bill immediately after hatching. When they are 9 days old the bill starts to flatten, by 16 days it starts to look a bit more spoonlike, and by 39 days it is nearly full size.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Spoonbill/overview

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Roseate Spoonbill with Chick (Original Post) Donkees Apr 20 OP

Those little pink chicks look unreal... surrealAmerican Apr 20 #1

I struggle to find the words to describe how much I love this. TNNurse Apr 20 #2

'tickled pink' :) Donkees Apr 20 #6

Amazing StarryNite Apr 20 #3

Great photos. We have those here, but I have never seen their nests. surfered Apr 20 #4

What great photos! PatSeg Apr 20 #5

Photo Credit: John Armstrong 2026 Donkees Apr 20 #7

Thanks! PatSeg Apr 20 #14

Absolutely remarkable! calimary Apr 20 #8

Might be four little beaks :) Donkees Apr 20 #10

Beautiful Bird. Fla Dem Apr 20 #9

Stunning photos! Thanks for sharing! denvine Apr 20 #11

WOW! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 20 #12

aww, AllaN01Bear Apr 20 #13

The little one looks like a puff of cotton candy. Talitha Apr 21 #15

surrealAmerican

(11,933 posts)

1. Those little pink chicks look unreal...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:55 PM

Apr 20

... not necessarily cute, but unreal.

TNNurse

(7,553 posts)

2. I struggle to find the words to describe how much I love this.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:43 PM

Apr 20

I remember when I saw a roseate spoonbill for the first time...decades ago, but still vivid.

Donkees

(33,749 posts)

6. 'tickled pink' :)

Reply to TNNurse (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:17 PM

Apr 20

StarryNite

(12,178 posts)

3. Amazing

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:47 PM

Apr 20

surfered

(14,673 posts)

4. Great photos. We have those here, but I have never seen their nests.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:52 PM

Apr 20

Beautiful birds.

PatSeg

(53,786 posts)

5. What great photos!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:15 PM

Apr 20

Did you take these?

Donkees

(33,749 posts)

7. Photo Credit: John Armstrong 2026

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:18 PM

Apr 20

PatSeg

(53,786 posts)

14. Thanks!

Reply to Donkees (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:55 PM

Apr 20

calimary

(91,127 posts)

8. Absolutely remarkable!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:23 PM

Apr 20

Those colors!!!

And I THINK I see three chicks in the bottom photo.

Sigh!!! More magnificent than ANY dressed-up actress on Oscar night!

Donkees

(33,749 posts)

10. Might be four little beaks :)

Reply to calimary (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:30 PM

Apr 20

Fla Dem

(27,818 posts)

9. Beautiful Bird.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:28 PM

Apr 20

denvine

(870 posts)

11. Stunning photos! Thanks for sharing!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:44 PM

Apr 20

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,772 posts)

12. WOW!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:01 PM

Apr 20

Just GORGEOUS!

AllaN01Bear

(29,922 posts)

13. aww,

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:23 PM

Apr 20

Talitha

(8,168 posts)

15. The little one looks like a puff of cotton candy.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 06:35 PM

Apr 21

So - these chicks are the original spoon-fed babies?

I'll get my coat.

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