Roseates have returned to Orlando Wetlands

What a great Christmas present. I visited the Orlando Wetlands a couple of days after the holiday and found that the Roseate Spoonbills have returned and are scouting nesting sites.

There’s just something about these beautiful prehistoric-looking birds that makes me want to photograph them. They look so elegant when resting or perching but they are downright ungainly when taking off, flying or landing.

The day I visited was very overcast, so it gave my photos of these beauties a different look. And of course, since it was the wetlands, there were other things to photograph as well.