White Ibis
The White Ibis is a large shorebird in lower coastal areas preferring marshes as its main habitat. Fully white feathered bird except for black wing tips usually not visible except in flight or stretching its wingspan. The striking appearance of a pink face, bill and legs changes to bright orangey-red during breeding seasons. In Florida, the ibis are quite plentiful being in the Least Concern category of conservation listings. The ibis are beautiful and graceful in flight take-off and landing as if gliding onto a runway. These large birds roost in trees at night which is a bit unusual to see for the first time. They build their nests in trees as well. Still being a new-comer to Florida, I get a charge approaching a traffic light when I see a small congregation of Ibis on the grassy corners foraging for...
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White Ibis
I saw my first White Ibis in Florida as we walked along the banks of the Jupiter Inlet. We were posing for photos and then this lovely, lanky bird walks right toward us as if to say “Hey, you should be photographing me. Am I not graceful?” Of course, I turned my camera to the ibis and just love the graceful stroll he took right by us. The White Ibis are wading birds of the deep South, always looking down to see what they can find for dinner or a snack. They have pink skin on their faces, legs and bills. This pink turns almost scarlet in breeding season. The birds appear totally white but the black edges to the underneath part of their wings is only seen when they are in flight. Their favorite habitat is salt marshes, but they can also be seen walking along lawns probing for insects to...
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