Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Left - Canvas Giclee Painting Size:24" x 32"- Special Order ©2017-202x by Barbara Fallenbaum

©2017-202x by Barbara Fallenbaum

but must learn to fly first

This tall beautiful sandpiper was wading in the water at Pass-A-Grill

Barbara Fallenbaum's Painting of a Roseate Spoonbill in brackish water

Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Left - Canvas Giclee Painting Size:24" x 32"- Special Order ©2017-202x by Barbara FallenbaumPainting 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