Lunching w/ Roseate Spoonbills

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 15, 2006 1:00 pm

I went outside to smell the salt air at lunch time... and there were about 30 Roseate Spoonbills feeding in the marshy area of the bay....At first I thought they were flamingos! I have lived in Florida for over 30 years.... and I NEVER have seen one...much less a whole flock of them.

I looked them up on the net just now and learned that they get their pink color from the crustations they eat...

Just wanted to share my lunchtime view!

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » March 15, 2006 1:01 pm

They sure are goofy lookin' critters, aren't they?

z-man · Post by **z-man** » March 15, 2006 1:01 pm

OK...

You Win!

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » March 15, 2006 1:02 pm

Thanks Susan!

I was having coffee downtown the other day...just looking around..and there was a Spoonbill on TOP of the gift shop next door....Just sitting there...Unusual to see them in town...

I think they are just too stinkin cute!

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 15, 2006 1:03 pm

rednekkPH wrote:They sure are goofy lookin' critters, aren't they?

The ones I saw didnt have such red wings.... but they are different looking......

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » March 15, 2006 1:05 pm

That's the tag I have on my car...

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » March 15, 2006 1:09 pm

And I read the title of this thread thinking "who's Roseate Spoonbill??"

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » March 15, 2006 1:10 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:And I read the title of this thread thinking "who's Roseate Spoonbill??"

What a dummy!!!

I did too

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » March 15, 2006 1:11 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
Tiki Bar wrote:And I read the title of this thread thinking "who's Roseate Spoonbill??"
What a dummy!!!

I did too

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » March 15, 2006 1:12 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
Tiki Bar wrote:And I read the title of this thread thinking "who's Roseate Spoonbill??"
What a dummy!!!

I did too

dummy me up, also. .

parrot1 · Post by **parrot1** » March 15, 2006 1:27 pm

Nice view.

rsgeist · Post by **rsgeist** » March 15, 2006 1:30 pm

I had lunch with Campbell's "Soup at Hand". It got it's lovely greenish tinge from the pond scum that was posing as cream of broccoli.

CandyLMT · Post by **CandyLMT** » March 15, 2006 1:43 pm

rsgeist wrote:I had lunch with Campbell's "Soup at Hand". It got it's lovely greenish tinge from the pond scum that was posing as cream of broccoli.

And I just had a laugh at Alphabet while eating my salad

Thanks!

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » March 15, 2006 1:44 pm

CandyLMT wrote:
rsgeist wrote:I had lunch with Campbell's "Soup at Hand". It got it's lovely greenish tinge from the pond scum that was posing as cream of broccoli.
And I just had a laugh at Alphabet while eating my salad

Thanks!

Go look at his mafia name...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » March 15, 2006 1:46 pm

I wonder how they would taste in a soup.

z-man · Post by **z-man** » March 15, 2006 1:49 pm

buffettbride wrote:I wonder how they would taste in a soup.

Like chicken.... of course!

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » March 15, 2006 1:50 pm

z-man wrote:
buffettbride wrote:I wonder how they would taste in a soup.
Like chicken.... of course!

with a hint of crustaceans

rsgeist · Post by **rsgeist** » March 15, 2006 1:54 pm

shakerofsalt wrote:
z-man wrote:
buffettbride wrote:I wonder how they would taste in a soup.
Like chicken.... of course!
with a hint of crustaceans

Ah, Spoonbill a la Mings ....

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » March 15, 2006 1:55 pm

rsgeist wrote:
shakerofsalt wrote:
z-man wrote:
buffettbride wrote:I wonder how they would taste in a soup.
Like chicken.... of course!
with a hint of crustaceans
Ah, Spoonbill a la Mings ....

Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Spoonbill Gumbo.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 15, 2006 2:00 pm

Spoonbill gumbo???? Oh geez