Roseate Spoonbill

an illustration of a roseate spoonbill
(John James Audubon)

“They all stalk about with graceful steps along the margin of the muddy pool, or wade in the shallows in search of food. After a while they rise simultaneously on wing, and gradually ascend in a spiral manner to a great height, where you see them crossing each other in a thousand ways.”- John James Audubon, Ornithological biography