Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Right - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Shorebird paintings sometimes up to 90' high

sometimes up to 90' high in tall cypress

Barbara Fallenbaum's painting of a Great Blue Heron fishing by moon light

This is how it herds and confuses its prey

They also show off their crest during parts of the mating ritual

or altering of artwork is not permitted without permission

Roseate Spoonbill Mating Ritual Right - Hand Embellished Giclee Painting Shorebird paintings sometimes up to 90' highPainting of a pair of Roseate Spoonbills during part of their mating ritual. In Courtship, male and female first interact aggressively with ritual dancing, and bill clapping. Later they perch close together, present sticks to each other, cross and clasp bills. They are social birds congregating and nesting in colonies along with other wading birds. They rely on each other for security and hunting. This pair was seen early one morning at Fort DeSoto