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Whole flock of roseate spoonbills

submitted by PeckerwoodPerry to Wildlife 1 monthMar 18, 2024 19:17:53 ago (+22/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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Saw these fuckers having dinner near the vacation cabin I'm staying at.


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[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry [op] 2 points 1 monthMar 18, 2024 20:14:16 ago (+2/-0)

Also, and a fun fact, the one's that aren't bright pink are either female or low status males. Their pink color comes from their diet, but the females and low status males don't get the same feed as the alpha spoonbills do.

Pretty fuckin based if you ask me.

[ - ] Steelerfish 2 points 1 monthMar 18, 2024 20:44:54 ago (+2/-0)

Also a fun fact.
Just like flamingos, they taste awful- supposedly..

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry [op] 2 points 1 monthMar 18, 2024 21:06:43 ago (+2/-0)

Well depends. Ain't bad if you smoke 'em, but they ain't no good for the grill.

They're not gamey, so to speak, just fishy. Kinda like mullet. Terrible on a plate, but really fuckin good smoked.

Don't ask me how I know that. They're a protected species. Which is crazy because they're in the ibis family, and nobody gives a fuck if you eat an ibis.

[ - ] UncleDoug 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2024 23:05:42 ago (+1/-0)

ibis

Bin Chicken

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry [op] 1 point 1 monthMar 19, 2024 01:06:30 ago (+1/-0)

Yeah, you could if you had to but you really don't want to. Plus they tend to stay away after the first snare.

[ - ] dulcima 1 point 1 monthMar 19, 2024 06:56:29 ago (+1/-0)

They're pretty!

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 08:25:51 ago (+0/-0)

They're my wife's favorite bird when we come here. The brown pelicans are a close second. I'm partial to snowy egrets and osprey. We saw a Great Blue Heron catch a fish bigger than it's head yesterday. It was pretty epic.

I know it sounds gay, but I absolutely love bird watching. I get in my happy place just watching them do their thing.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry [op] 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2024 19:20:53 ago (+1/-0)

Photo is cropped but no filters added. They really are that color.