Roseate Spoonbill 
Galveston Island State Park 
Texas 




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An interesting study. Here a Roseate Spoonbill and a baby crocodile share a river bank with a sea of plastic trash and garbage in the background (image depth of field rendered the baby crocodile out of focus - I did not notice the baby crocodile when I composed this shot). Costa Ricans are not real careful with their trash. During the rainy season, rivers swell and trash gets washed downstream from deforested areas and piles up on river banks. The country is beautiful, but there is a lot of loose trash, especially plastic, laying around. September 25, 2007. Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR + TC 1.7
The beautiful Roseate Spoonbill, among the mangroves of the Rio Grande de Tarcoles near the Pacific coast in Costa Rica on September 25, 2007. Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR and TC 1.7
I literally found these spoonbills in a ditch inundated with rain water.  The lighting was very tough and the angles were difficult. Galveston, Texas, January 2013

Literalmente hallé estas espátulas rosadas en una zanja inundada de agua de unas lluvias recientes.  La luz era muy difícil igual que los ángulos que pude lograr.   Galveston, Texas, enero 2013
I literally found these spoonbills in a ditch inundated with rain water.  The lighting was very tough and the angles were difficult. Galveston, Texas, January 2013

Literalmente hallé estas espátulas rosadas en una zanja inundada de agua de unas lluvias recientes.  La luz era muy difícil igual que los ángulos que pude lograr.   Galveston, Texas, enero 2013
I literally found these spoonbills in a ditch inundated with rain water.  The lighting was very tough and the angles were difficult. Galveston, Texas, January 2013

Literalmente hallé estas espátulas rosadas en una zanja inundada de agua de unas lluvias recientes.  La luz era muy difícil igual que los ángulos que pude lograr.   Galveston, Texas, enero 2013
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