ML89322251

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

The number is an estimate. Looking north from the parking lot I counted approximately 12. When I walked around to the the east and looked west toward the island I counted approximately 15 to 20 Roseate Spoonbills . There was so much movement and flight that it was hard to take an accurate count. The majority of the birds were young fledglings. I did note counting about 10 to 12 adults with the black on the neck and the deep scarlet stripe on the wing. I only saw one Spoonbill fly in a northerly direction from the island and he flew out of my sight range. All other Spoonbills were flying south from the island for a short distance into the tall reeds nearby. They were bringing back a lot of sticks from the marsh for nest building. I did not see any Spoonbills feeding and the water seemed rather deep around the outside of the island, so perhaps they were feeding in shallower waters in the interior of the island. The temperature was about 62 degrees when we arrived and the wind was out of the northwest at about 8 mph. No fishermen were bothering the birds but in order to get out to the lake to fish they must cruise very close to the island, which is unfortunate.

Technical information

Model

DSC-HX400V

Lens

4.3-215mm f/2.8-6.3

ISO

80

Focal length

215 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/400 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 3888 pixels

Original file size

6.2 MB