Spoonbills in the spring

[Al Hansen]

I have always enjoyed this specie of duck. The drake can sure get all dressed up when he is getting ready for the breeding season.
Al

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One lone female getting a lot of attention by her suitors.

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[Phil Nowack]

Great shots Al!

 

[Doug Bowman]

Hi Al


Great pics!
We had our first spoony on the mud puddle that is our pond this year, yesterday.

 

[Carl]

Beautiful!!!

I love Spoonies, they are simply amazing when in breeding plumage and the ones here are tasty too!

 

[noweil Mike]

Great pictures Al. We really have a lot of them in the area right now on the wetlands.

 

[Bob M]

Beautiful pics Al

 

[zane Every]

Those are great pictures Al!

Zane

 

[Steve Sanford]

Al~

Along with those Cinnamon Teal, all of your photos are just spectacular!

All the best,

SJS

 

[Pat Gregory]

Wonderful shots Al! From somebody who carves and uses spoonbill decoys in his rig, this is a real treat. Currently, there are many spoonies in the Illinois River Valley, teal too. Thank you for the treat!!! Pat

 

[Joseph Sarno]

great pictures !

 

[Brandon Yuchasz]

Great pictures Al!

 

[Dave McNeill]

Very Nice pictures Al

 

[Jeffrey Nelson]

Nice pics! I think they under rated also. Jeff

 

[Al Hansen]

I would like to thank everyone for their comments. It was appreciated. Once in a blue moon a guy gets lucky with a camera in hand.
Al

 

[John Unruh]

Wow! Nice pics

 

[Matt Decker]

Great pics

 

[Al Hansen]

Thank you, Matt.
Al

 

[Mark W]

I think you should hunt right there Al. Plenty of water. We never see spoonies that nicely colored. Beautiful birds.

Mark W.

 

[Al Hansen]

Mark,these pictures were taken over the course of the last couple of years. We do see them look like this when hunting during the month of January.

The water is at Bosque del Apache NWR which is just 8 miles south of our home.
Al