Slide Title

Everglades: Nesting Roseate Spoonbills

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.

Notes

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

(accessed 15 February 2012)

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

(accessed 15 February 2012)

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet, "Everglades: Nesting Roseate Spoonbills" (1978). Browse All. 828.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/828