Roseate spoonbill pair (Platalea ajaja) mating on a tree branch in a rookery and nesting pair of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) above

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Location: Rip’s Rookery, Jefferson Island, New Iberia, Louisiana, USA
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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