African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) feeding

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SKU NGAF15947 Categories African Birds, Wildlife Tags 4 chambered heart, aerodynamics, African Spoonbill, alula, animal, animals, aquatic, Aves, Avian, beak, Bill, breeding, bristle, bristles, Buffalo, Ciconiiformes, coastal lagoons, contour feathers, down, feathers, feeding, filaments, freshwater, habitat, invertebrates, Kazinga Channel, keratin, living dinosaur, monogamous, nomadic, Non-passerine, olfactory, piscivore, Platalea alba, Plataleidae, Plumage, Preening, primary, Queen Elizabeth National Park, quill, rictal, scales, secondary, shaft, skimmers, solitary feeder, spatualte, specialised, sternum, Threskiornithidae, Uganda, unique, Vertebrate, wader, wallowing, warm blooded, waterbird, wetlands, wild animals, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wildlife images, wildlife photography, wildlife photos, wildlife pictures

Description

An feeding African Spoonbill wades past a resting flock of Skimmers. Each species has a specially adapted beak for a specific feeding technique

Photographer: Nick Greaves