Tiergarten Nürnberg

With the spoon to catch prey

With the help of its spoon-like formed beak, the food is sieved from the mud. For this purpose the bird wades through the shallow water. The beak is constantly swung back and forth under the water-surface on that occasion.

Mirror, mirror at the wall ...

At the incubation, the Löffler make themselves especially pretty. The brood-dress is pure white and shows a yellowish coloring on the breast. Besides, a type mop of hair from extended feathers is at the rear-head.