Personal space is not something very important to Spoonbills.
This guy did the usual ‘drop out of the sky on top of everyone’ landing.
Just as strange is the lack of any reaction they typically get when pushing in.
I comment often how this is normal behavior. Yesterday when starting the 2020 archive I came across several unpublished series of Spoonbill doing exactly this.
I plan on digging them out before any archives.
That is always surprising how birds can do and why they sometimes try to squeeze themselves among other birds. Excellent series! I enjoyed them so much!
I’ve wondered if it is not safer than being on the outside of a group. Similar to ducks flying as a group to confuse raptors. Just a guess.
Great sequence of photos! And very thought-provoking questions.
Thanks. The Spoonbill were active lately.