In the pink, headed to rehab

Gail Straight of Wildlife Inc. holds a roseate spoonbill as Mike Ebersole, Florida Department of Transporation superviser, looks on. DRMP Inc. surveyors spotted the injured bird June 7 near a retention pond in a gated DOT area behind the Cortez Cultural Center. Ebersole opened the gate and Straight took the bird to her rehab center in Bradenton Beach. She said the spoonbill likely injured its leg. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Gail Straight of Wildlife Inc. in Bradenton Beach catches an injured roseate spoonbill June 7 next to a DOT retention pond in Cortez.