# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdqX2yMclW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68548647-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b45e538425.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-31T16:10:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

You are what you eat 🍽️

Roseate spoonbills have a diet that is thought to give them their pink plumage. Shrimps, crabs and crayfish contain organic pigments called carotenoids that changes their feather colour when eaten.

#EarthCapture by batzellapaola
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#RoseateSpoonbill #Wildlife #Nature

## Stats

- **Views:** 168,739
- **Likes:** 7,065
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- **Comments:** 57

## Tags

nature, earthcapture, wildlife, roseatespoonbill

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