Australian Spoonbills: Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the...

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

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A big old male (lots of zoom here).

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photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

DOOK wrote:

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

Interesting!

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

DOOK wrote:

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

Thanks Dook, excellent photos and very interesting birds....bet they'd love to meet up with some 'pretty in pink' girls like we have in Florida for a night out.

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

The second one is ready to conduct an orchestra

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Strange birds and neat shots, Earl.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Beautiful shots, Earl. Sharp and colorful.

debbie wrazen Loc: Western New York

Cool shots, Earl.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

Not our prettiest birds, Earle, but interesting none the less!
thanks

CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

Very interesting, Earl! They're beautiful birds.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

DOOK wrote:

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

Nice shots Earl.

MikWar Loc: Chicago, Western Suburbs

Interesting birds - thanks for sharing their pics. I particularly like the second one.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Very interesting, and sharp photos Earl!

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

DOOK wrote:

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

Earl, I never knew there were black billed Spoonbills. The P1000 sure did the job showing off the mane of the "old male" and the sharpness in a DDL is as sharp as it would be with any top of the line camera. Thank you.

Greg

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

DOOK wrote:

Australia has two species of spoonbills, 'Black billed' & 'Yellow billed'. They are virtually the same except for the color of their bills & legs. However, the neck 'mane' on the males is much more pronounced on the Black billed (see #2). Downloading is recommended.

P1000.

Good shots, Earl. Those birds are not very handsome are they?
Thanks for the backstory.

gwr Loc: South Dartmouth, Ma.

Both are great shots w/ beautiful subjects. The male in #2 is just spectacular. Almost otherworldly. Gary