
Roseate Spoonbill: Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island NWR, Titusville, Florida, USA — Still revisiting photos from my January 2025 trip to Space Coast Florida. The spoonbills like to stand in the shadow of the mangroves along the channels that line the road at Blackpoint. The birds are in full afternoon sun, and the mangroves are in such deep shade that they go completely black if the bird is exposed correctly…incidentally producing a very striking effect. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent field of view. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.