St Kilda Spoonbill
August 26, 2010 by BayKeeper
Filed under Featured, Wild Things
Royal Spoonbills (Platalea regia) are big birds that eat small prey! So they have to work hard for a living. They wade in shallow water, systematically sweeping their open bill from side to side just below the surface. When they find a mollusc, small fish, or water bug, the bill snaps shut. With a quick [...]