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Eurasian Spoonbill

28 May 2009 16:24 Filed in: Threskiornithidae Spoonbills Romania Danube Delta
Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill in the Danube Delta
Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill - Romania
Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill in flight
Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Eurasian Spoonbill
Latin: Platalea leucorodia
Other: Spatule blanche
Family: Threskiornithidae • Spoonbills
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The Spoonbill is a great bird, immediately recognisable by its rounded yellow-tipped bill. I didn’t see many in the Danube. Fortunately this one seemed happy to pose while I took a few photos on the bank of this canal.

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