{"id":621826,"date":"2024-02-27T13:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=621826"},"modified":"2024-02-27T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:26:10","slug":"a-splash-of-pink","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-splash-of-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"A Splash of Pink"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two roseate spoonbills stand at the edge of a pond. The birds are pink, with distinctive long, spoon-shaped bills and thin legs. The male (right) has a bright slash of red coloring above its wing. The water is gray and bordered by reed-like plants.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg 3008w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=900,598 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?resize=2000,1330 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A pair of roseate spoonbills add a pop of color to this image taken Sept. 13, 2005, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/earthdaycountdown\/2020\/03\/16\/t-37-protecting-wildlife-at-kennedy-space-center\/#:~:text=NASA%E2%80%99s%20Kennedy%20Space%20Center%20in%20Florida%20shares%20its,state-listed%20endangered%20and%20threatened%20animal%20and%20plant%20species.\" rel=\"noopener\">Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, northwest of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Spoonbills like this female (left) and male duo inhabit areas of mangrove such as on the coasts of southern Florida and Texas. These birds feed on shrimps and fish in the shallow water, sweeping their bills from side to side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This and other wildlife abound throughout Kennedy as it shares a boundary with the Wildlife Refuge, home to some of the nation\u2019s rarest and most unusual species of wildlife. The wildlife refuge is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of roseate spoonbills add a pop of color to this image taken Sept. 13, 2005, in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Spoonbills like this female (left) and male duo inhabit areas of mangrove such as on the coasts of southern Florida and Texas. These birds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":621806,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2862],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"A Splash of Pink","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-splash-of-pink\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-splash-of-pink\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Kennedy Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2024-02-27T18:26:09Z","datePublished":"2024-02-27T18:26:09Z","dateModified":"2024-02-27T18:26:10Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"A Splash of Pink\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/a-splash-of-pink\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-02-27T18:26:09Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Kennedy Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":621806,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/05pd2169orig.jpg","title":"A Splash of Pink","alt":"Two roseate spoonbills stand at the edge of a pond. 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