Royal Spoonbill
COMMON NAME: Royal Spoonbill
CATEGORIES: Inlet
Royal Spoonbills are stunning snowy white birds with distinctive glossy black spoon-shaped bills.
Groups of Royal Spoonbills are regular visitors to Shallow Inlet, often taking up residence for many months.
They can be seen feeding in shallow water, sweeping their bills in an arc as they probe for prey, which they toss in the air and swallow.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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