Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

Spring 3-1978

Description

Captured in this picture is some of the Everglades’ wildlife amongst its dense marshes. A cluster of Roseate Spoonbill’s can be seen nesting in the tress of the background of this picture. This species of birds is native to the coastal areas of Florida, Mexico, and South America. The bird is known for its pink color, which is derived from its diet and for its nesting site along the tops of shrubs or mangrove trees.

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http://www.florida-everglades.com/birds.htm

(accessed 15 February 2012)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_Spoonbill

(accessed 15 February 2012)

Rights

This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Subject Headings

Everglades National Park (Fla.); Everglades (Fla.); Marshes -- Florida -- Everglades; Habitat conservation -- Florida -- Everglades;Roseate spoonbill -- Florida -- Everglades;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Florida

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Keywords

Everglades, Florida, conservation, Roseate Spoonbills, marshes, national parks

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