Roseate Spoonbill
by Darin Volpe
Title
Roseate Spoonbill
Artist
Darin Volpe
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Roseate Spoonbills are a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. They are 28-34 inches long, with a 47 to 52 inch wingspan. The pink color is derived from their diet, ranging from pale pink to bright magenta. Spoonbills use their spoon-shaped bill to sift through mud as it feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts, and very small fish. They nest in shrubs or trees, and lay two to five eggs. Their range is from Florida to South America year around, and they also spend winters in Mexico and Central America.
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is located on Merritt Island Florida, and shares much of it's area with the Kennedy Space Center. In 1962 NASA acquired 140,000 acres adjacent to Cape Canaveral to establish the space launch facility, but since development was unnecessary on most of the land, an agreement was signed to establish the refuge in 1963. Much of the area is off-limits to the public, leaving a large area of relatively undisturbed wildlife habitat.
If you do not purchase framing, note that this print will fit uncropped into a 5"x4", 8"x10", 11"x14", and 16"x20" frame. It should also fit into a 20"x24" frame by cropping 1/2 inch from each long side, and a 5"x7" frame by cropping 1/4 inch from the short side.
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April 2nd, 2016
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