Roseate Spoonbill Canvas Print

Amid the mangrove swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, high in the cypress trees laden with Spanish moss, a colony of Roseate Spoonbills can be found roosting quietly. As they begin to spread their wings in flight, their stunning plumage is revealed. The bright pink and white body plumes are highlighted with vibrant yellow-orange tail feathers. The vivid carmine or scarlet shoulder patterns complement the Roseate Spoonbill's showy pale pink flight feathers. Gracefully gliding toward the water, their esthetic beauty is spoiled by their bald heads and oversized spoon-shaped bill. However, the bill which ruins the visual beauty of the Spoonbill is truly remarkable in its own right. Each bird swings the partly opened bill in an effortless 180ш arc through the brackish swamp water feeling for fish. When the nerve endings along the inner lining of the bill indicate contact with a living animal, the Spoonbill snaps its bill shut, trapping its prey. After feeding, the Spoonbills fly back to roost o...