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Donkees

(33,738 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:27 PM Monday

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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 Monday OP

Those little pink chicks look unreal... surrealAmerican Monday #1

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

'tickled pink' :) Donkees Monday #6

Amazing StarryNite Monday #3

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

What great photos! PatSeg Monday #5

Photo Credit: John Armstrong 2026 Donkees Monday #7

Thanks! PatSeg Monday #14

Absolutely remarkable! calimary Monday #8

Might be four little beaks :) Donkees Monday #10

Beautiful Bird. Fla Dem Monday #9

Stunning photos! Thanks for sharing! denvine Monday #11

WOW! some_of_us_are_sane Monday #12

aww, AllaN01Bear Monday #13

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

surrealAmerican

(11,912 posts)

1. Those little pink chicks look unreal...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 05:55 PM

Monday

... not necessarily cute, but unreal.

TNNurse

(7,544 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

Monday

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

Donkees

(33,738 posts)

6. 'tickled pink' :)

Reply to TNNurse (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:17 PM

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StarryNite

(12,150 posts)

3. Amazing

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:47 PM

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surfered

(13,881 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

Monday

Beautiful birds.

PatSeg

(53,279 posts)

5. What great photos!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:15 PM

Monday

Did you take these?

Donkees

(33,738 posts)

7. Photo Credit: John Armstrong 2026

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:18 PM

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PatSeg

(53,279 posts)

14. Thanks!

Reply to Donkees (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:55 PM

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calimary

(90,409 posts)

8. Absolutely remarkable!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:23 PM

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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

(33,738 posts)

10. Might be four little beaks :)

Reply to calimary (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:30 PM

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Fla Dem

(27,700 posts)

9. Beautiful Bird.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:28 PM

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denvine

(868 posts)

11. Stunning photos! Thanks for sharing!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:44 PM

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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,384 posts)

12. WOW!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:01 PM

Monday

Just GORGEOUS!

AllaN01Bear

(29,733 posts)

13. aww,

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:23 PM

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Talitha

(8,095 posts)

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

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 06:35 PM

Tuesday

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

I'll get my coat.

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