The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the most distinctive birds in Florida, resembling a flamingo in coloring, but with a long, spoon-shaped bill from which it gets its name. Like the flamingo, the light pink coloration of the Roseate Spoonbill comes from its diet of shrimp, crayfish and sand beetles.
This tall, wading bird is actually a closer relative to the ibis than the flamingo, and occupies a similar habitat to the ibis, frequenting marshes and shallow, muddy waters.