Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Right- Canvas Giclee Painting White Morphed Reddish Egret Shadow Fishing They had been sharing the

They had been sharing the tree with some nesting Wrens

Image measures 17" x 23" with frame 19

Barbara Fallenbaum’s painting of a Wilsons Plover Nesting with an egg on the beach

Such a delight

Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Right- Canvas Giclee Painting White Morphed Reddish Egret Shadow Fishing They had been sharing thePainting of a Roseate Spoonbills during the dance part of its 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 one was seen early one morning at Fort DeSoto