An African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) photographed at one of the aviaries at the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens last December. These are beautiful creatures that I wish we had here (in the wild)

From Wikepedia:

The African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. This species is a widespread resident across Africa and Madagascar.

The African Spoonbill occurs in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water,
nesting in colonies in trees or reedbeds. It does not usually share colonies
with storks or herons. Usually two to four eggs are laid.

The African Spoonbill is almost unmistakable through most of its range. The
breeding bird is all white except for its red legs and face and long grey
spatulate bill. It has no crest, unlike the Common Spoonbill. Immature birds
lack the red face and have a yellow bill. Unlike herons, spoonbills fly with
their necks outstretched.

This spoonbill feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures.

The African Spoonbill is one of the species to which the Agreement on the
Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.