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We see these beautiful birds quite often near my son's home. I love it when it rains a lot over several days as some of the retention ponds become gathering places for the Roseate Spoonbills, ibis, herons, egrets, all manner of water birds. I love going there with the binoculars and bird watching them.

Roseate spoonbill - Platalea ajaja - by Darlene Boucher.

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On 1/9/2015 Kachina624 said:I didn't start watching last year until the end of January, but I think someone mentioned the egg being laid about the 15th. You all were so kind not to mention that I referred to the bird's "front legs", like it also had back legs. Too much time with dogs.

Kachina, I didn't even see that - I swear. I read it as "look in front, between her legs". Oh man, now I'm seeing things {#emotions_dlg.blink}

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The bird of the weekend is the Pipiwharauroa (aka Shining Cuckoo)

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