The feature image is a Glossy Ibis feeding at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. There are three species of Ibis in the United States. The White Ibis, Glossy Ibis and White-faced Ibis. I have shared two of them today.
White Ibis
White Ibises can generally be found in groups of their own kind and other large wading birds in shallow wetlands or mudflats. In January or February, a few adults bring a colony of juveniles to our neighborhood. They raid the grubs in each person’s yard, moving systematically from street to street teaching the young how to forage for themselves. Natural pesticide for us!
Glossy Ibis
The Glossy Ibis looks black however if you have a good pair of binoculars, you will be able to see deep maroon, emerald, bronze and violet feathers.
You may often see Ibises with other large wading birds like Herons, Egrets and Spoonbills as they are slow probing hunters that are found in swampy areas and mudflats. Ibises nest in colonies within their species and other species mentioned above.
This is my first time participating in April Blogging from A-Z Challenge. As a birder and photographer, I will be sharing a new bird with you every day. I host a weekly photo challenge called Bird Weekly and would love for you to stop by anytime. Join in if that is your thing too.
16 responses to “A-Z Challenge – I is for Ibis”
Amazing shots! How do you do it?
Thanks Russell! I get lucky? I also have a pretty good camera with a pretty good lens. 🙂
I shall have to add a Straw-necked Ibis to show you one of ours or are they over there too?
We do not have any other Ibises other than the 3 I mentioned. I’ve got photos of the Scarlet Ibis but it is from the zoo. Doesn’t count towards my bird count, but I guess I could have shared it. Please share your Straw-necked Ibis. 🙂
I am sure there are on my blog somewhere 🙂
I’m sure there are. Gawd…I’m missing everyone’s posts right now. I’ve gotten quite busy with my Etsy shop. I can barely keep up. 🙂
That’s great Lisa. Keep your shop going posts can wait. I have trouble at times as well 🙂
Thanks Brian! I took the day off today and we went to pick strawberries again. The window is closing in the next few weeks. 🙂
I almost forgot about the Straw-necked Ibis. Here is one amongst this lot
https://bushboy.blog/2018/07/05/this-is-june-2018/
A closer one here
https://bushboy.blog/2020/05/10/this-is-april-2020/
I think Frank and I need to come visit you someday. You are wealth of information on nature and I want to see some of your birds. 🙂
That would be lovely. But you know that when I want things to be around they aren’t. The Wallabies are around a lot of the time but soon as strangers turn up they don’t 😀 😀
That is the way it always is. That baby Wallaby in your recent post was adorable. I forgot to mention that but wow what a treat that would be to see them in the wild like that and not at the zoo.
These are great images of the Ibis. I hope to see a white one someday.
Thanks! Come see your mama and you will see them if you can get out in the wilderness. They are here pretty much all the time, but were quite active last month. 🙂
Wonderful photos Lisa!
Thank you Aletta! 🙂