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Roseate Spoonbill Territorial Dispute 3 (1 of 1)

Roseate Spoonbill Territorial Dispute 3 (1 of 1)

While photographing birds in the natural rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park, I observed a roseate spoonbill land on this tree next ...
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While photographing birds in the natural rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park, I observed a roseate spoonbill land on this tree next to another. It appears that both were male and a scuffle ensued. I was able to capture action in this dispute over several frames.
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Jun, 2016

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