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It's still winter in Heelweg, but our neighbour's Peacocks appear to be in full plumage. 'Arry and 'Enry " 'arry ", in full display, practicing for spring. " 'enry ", comes to the door for sunflower seeds before roosting in backyard beech tree for the night. Maybe a dusting of some snow this weekend. The two other birds are waterfowl that come to our little billabong.

The Spoonbill It's winter in Florida and we have a small irrigation and drainage sloot (canal) a few metres from our back door.  Many water and marsh wading birds feed here. Our windows have reflective tint and the birds can't see us, wonderful to observe and photograph them from a few metres away. Sitting on his backwards knees with feet out in front, preparing to take a nap. Backstory Roseate  Spoonbills  get their  pink  coloration from the foods they eat. Crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates contain pigments called carotenoids that help turn their feathers  pink . They are in the Ibis family.