# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CUAbHTbNMDI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11683081-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-09-19T14:30:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by carltonward / Roseate spoonbills take flight at Audubon's Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuary, in Tampa Bay. The roseate spoonbill is characterized by pink feathers and a spoon-shaped bill, used for foraging in shallow wetlands and bays. With conservation measures, state populations have rebounded from a low of 15 pairs in 1935. Tampa Bay is now home to nearly 15% of spoonbills living in Florida, though loss of wetland and mangrove habitat still threatens their survival. 
 
To learn more, please follow me CarltonWard and PathofthePanther. The Path of the Panther project is supported by the National Geographic Society to inspire protection of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. insidenatgeo fl_wildcorridor audubon_fl audubonsociety #KeepFLWild

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