Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Left - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting American Oystercatcher & Chicks A group of pelicans will

A group of pelicans will fly in a V-formation

A fledgling is a young bird that has grown enough to acquire its flight feathers and is preparing to leave the nest and care for itself

Original Oil Painting of an Immature Roseate Spoonbill preening

Original oil painting of a female Wilson's Plover strolling on the beach

Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Left - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting American Oystercatcher & Chicks A group of pelicans willPainting of a pair of Roseate Spoonbills during part of their mating ritual. In Courtship, male and female first interact aggressively with ritual dancing, and bill clapping. Later they perch close together, present sticks to each other, cross and clasp bills. They are social birds congregating and nesting in colonies along with other wading birds. They rely on each other for security and hunting. This pair was seen early one morning at Fort DeSoto