Photo by SANDI FAHY
A Roseate Spoonbill grooms itself in the shallow waters of an area lake on a recent morning. The Spoonbill, which is pink in color and has a flat, spoon-shaped beak, feeds by swinging its beak from side to side through the water.

It's birthday time once again for Alicia Lawler, Mildred Milburn, Ed Gylfe, Michelle Williams, Stephen Schroeder and Roma Allen. All celebrate their special day today, July 22 ... Amanda Swatzell, Gladys Seney, Lacey Davis, Carolyn Rymers, Priscilla Heywood and Peggy Pond are among those turning a year older tomorrow ... Friends and relatives will be singing "Happy Birthday" on Saturday to Betty Stricker, Patti Marshall, Patricia Jewell, Dr. Carole Medvesky, Kara Buckner, Ernie Bond, Judy Stark, Carl Sanford and Steven Colburn ... Bring out the cake and ice cream on Sunday for Jackie Held, Jane Durbak and Jean Roberts ... The birthdays of Anne Turner, Beatrice Paris, Sherry Conte, Phyllis Watson and William Sauter are coming up on Monday ... You still have time to get cards in the mail by Tuesday to Teddi Blum, Diana Baker, Shirley Moon and Anna Campanaro ... Did you know Wednesday is Margarita Dacko's birthday? Patsy Schneider, Ginny McKenna, Susan Savage, Ginny Cyphert, Madison Vaughan, Jack McWhirter, Bob Campbell and Dan Sykes are among those who share her July 28 birthdate ... A little bird told us that Julia Martin, Pam Madden, Judi Cella, Caroline Zeman, Terry Crow, Greg Burnsed, Ginny Drawbaugh, Sylvia Peacock, Judith Loehrer, John Cowan and Carl Robinson recently had birthdays ... Congratulations are in order for the following couples celebrating wedding anniversaries in the coming week: Nicholas and Kathleen DeSantis, George and Mary Scott (July 25); Ed and Barbara King, Jerry and Sharon Miller (July 26); Larry and Bev Carroll, Eugene and Carole Manley (July 27); Gene and Maureen Belote (July 28) ... Belated anniversary congrats go to Tim and Beth Snyder, Robert and Francesca Anthony; Hulan and Cindy Whitehead, Cary and Karen Gums, Alan and Margaret Vaughan, Janice and Ed Hawkes ... Reader Barbara Morin asks why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks? ... Have a great week, everyone.

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