tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post3602496397786950680..comments2023-12-16T02:39:56.603-06:00Comments on Gordon Grice: Roseate SpoonbillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-68656309019244082602011-09-16T13:30:54.719-05:002011-09-16T13:30:54.719-05:00That's right, Laura, and in fact there's s...That's right, Laura, and in fact there's some overlap in the specific pigments involved for flamingos and spoonbills. According to the Birds of North America page on Cornell's website, age is also a factor in their color.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-47758147550665942072011-09-16T13:05:29.639-05:002011-09-16T13:05:29.639-05:00I love to watch them swing their heads back and fo...I love to watch them swing their heads back and forth straining out food. These are the pinkest-purplest ones I've ever seen. I suppose their food affects the color as it does for flamingoes?? <br />Laura HoopesLoreleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912727189990782170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-61040124491936580402011-09-09T15:48:09.790-05:002011-09-09T15:48:09.790-05:00Wow, that is similar.Wow, that is similar.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-87047491379851565572011-09-09T15:19:50.583-05:002011-09-09T15:19:50.583-05:00They do, but mostly they remind me a lot of the Is...They do, but mostly they remind me a lot of the Istiodactylus pterosaur (formerly known as Ornithodesmus): http://www.fogato.com/illustrazioni/dinosauri/Ornithodesmus.jpg<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R3alTV6BaSE/TSSb0nssoeI/AAAAAAAADHs/wLI36EdySW8/s1600/Ornithodesmus.jpgCroconutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-56657318349745250692011-09-09T14:03:35.870-05:002011-09-09T14:03:35.870-05:00They do sort of look like Hadrosaurs.They do sort of look like Hadrosaurs.Gordon Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068980330242909601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049832311913108906.post-48826223809723315572011-09-09T13:06:55.092-05:002011-09-09T13:06:55.092-05:00These would totally be in my list of the top most-...These would totally be in my list of the top most-prehistoric-looking birdsCroconutnoreply@blogger.com