I'm lucky to wake up every AM & see S. Fla.'s birds, inc. roseate spoonbills. I love photographing them w/my Nikon, too:) Spoonbills are quite shy, seeming to have a "genetic memory" of when they were hunted for feathers for women's hats in the 1800s. Cf. w/wood storks, who almost mimic cats in their curiosity. We had 3 of them over for Thanksgiving dinner--too funny!

I live in Racine, WI and will be going to Florida for the first time (Ocala National Forest) on March 30th. I can't wait to see these birds! Thanks for sharing! ***PS- I have Eurasian Collard Doves in my yard daily here in Racine.

I love Florida birding! It’s like birding in a zoo - the birds are so approachable.

Finally a birding KZfaq channel!

Spoonbills are also my fave!! I see them alot atv the Everglades here im south Florida. It doesnt matter how many times I see it, its always a treat!😍

Thank you for the video. Pictures and video were amazing. Loved the informative commentary and could really feel your excitement and passion. Looking forward to my first visit to the Everglades and all the bird love it has to offer.

Man, those Spoonbills are awesome! The Ibis too. We've had a Glossy Ibis pop up here in Eastern Canada, which is not too common, hoping to go see it soon. Great informative video!

I just got to see a spoonbill recently. One of the most remarkable species.

Nice spoonbill!

Whenever we visit the canal we always see ibises and spoonbills

The Spoonbills tail is orange!

Splendid video! Florida has so many wonderful birds! Ty for this video!

Good vid - thank's. Love Florida birding - so much to see!

Happy Birding. Wonderful video.

I am visiting Florida this month and took a trip to the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a park located in Delray Beach. Others in my group spotted a Roseate Spoonbill, but I just missed it. Plenty of other species of birds, iguanas , lizards and turtles, so definitely worth the visit.

The Roseate Spoonbill was the last new bird I twitched in my home state of Illinois. I was able to find this quite pale individual. Ironically this was when I was moving to Florida. I also unsuccessfully chased a Fulvous Whistling-Duck a bit further south in the state the same day. This was in June of 2003.

Thanks for sharing. I recorded many things in my life but, birds are my favorite... and Gators! lol

We saw the spoonbills for the first time hanging out in a tree at Gator Land in FL 🤣🤣. If you’re ever in the Disneyworld area during the spring/nesting season, head to Gatorland. There are so many nesting Herons, Egrets and Wood Storks. It was magical.

That’s ironic,when traveling to Kenya hoping to see all these exotic birds the first bird to greet me also happened to be a house sparrow. Also I just want to add that it is wonderful to see your enthusiasm for the birds and other wildlife and not just another ✅ in your guide

The House Sparrow is sadly declining here in the UK.Hope its fortunes turn,because whenever i go past a hedge full of sparrows,it always makes me smile to hear their simple tweeting. Been great seeing Little Egret showing up more often here. I'd so love to go birdwatching in Florida

A very nice video, thanks for sharing it. We are coming to Florida next April from the UK which will be our third visit. I’m very excited about seeing some new species in the fabulous sites around your beautiful reserves. We saw Roseate Spoonbills last time in the Everglades so I look forward to hopefully seeing those beauties again.

I live in El Paso TX and I believe nearly all of the one million white winged doves live in my neighborhood. I’m glad to hear you call them doves because I’ve had people argue with me that they are a type of pigeon. We used to feed them on our back patio and a pair would show up that were just slightly bigger and had a more grayish white all over. We would refer to them as grandma and grandpa 😊

People say I'm crazy, but a number of years ago in my neighborhood in southeast Michigan near some ponds by the road I caught a glimpse of a weird weird looking bird that was NOT a heron or a Sandhill crane. After I went home with the glimpse still pretty fresh I looked up birds it might have been and closest I came was a spoonbill. Either that or a pelican. I thought what the heck is one of those doing up here? Recently like last year I caught an article on internet about people seeing spoonbills at some other location in Michigan, and how sometimes they get caught up in weird weather and get blown way off course. Hmm, maybe I DID see one that day.

Great Video! Being in Florida, I realize how lucky I am to have so many wildlife species! Especially birds! Good to come across most birds I see on a regular basis. Do check out my new Common Birds series to see some more common Florida birds. :)

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