This is for our neighbor Brian. Brian said he was looking forward to photos of storks and cranes. We have yet to see any of those (not even a nest) but think we will soon. Yesterday, walking along the huge Minho River that we were about to cross from Portugal to Spain, we spotted this Spoonbill. I didn’t know that’s what it was at the time, had to look it up. If I’m wrong in the identification, I hope my bird-savvy friends will set me straight.
He/she was very busy hunting in the water for food. So, Brian, I thought of you when I saw this. Hope it will hold you over till we spot a stork.
Spoonbills are rarer than storks. So great sighting.
That’s so cool, Henry. I’m glad to know that. I certainly had never seen one, that I remembered.