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KSC-99pc15
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KSC-99pc15

NASA / KSC · 1999-01-05 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — A roseate spoonbill feeds alongside a canal in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The birds are named for their brilliant pink color and paddle-shaped bill and feed in shallow water by swinging their bill back and forth, scooping up small fish and crustaceans.

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Credit lineKSC-99pc15. NASA/KSC, 1999-01-05. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pc15.
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