A roseate spoonbill Audubon Florida tagged as a chick in the early 2000s was rediscovered alive and feeding chicks of her own earlier this year, and now at more than 18 years old is the oldest known bird of that species.
With flamboyant pink feathers and a lot of moxie sits an 18-year-old roseate spoonbill on its nest in Florida Bay. Ornithologists rediscovered the bird as part of Audubon Florida’s ongoing
Senior citizens have always flocked to Florida’s sandy shores, but the one that showed up last week really stood out. It’s quite literally a tough old bird.