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The Glossy Ibis is a winter visitor of UAE. It forages in flocks through wetlands and searching for insects, small fish, and seeds.
WWT Slimbridge.
The Glossy Ibis has become more familiar to birdwatchers following a series of mass arrivals in the 2000s. Increasing numbers of reports since then mirror an increase in the breeding population located in the south-west of Europe. There have been a number of breeding attempts here in the UK. It is likely that more regular breeding will be a feature in the future.
Climate change is thought to have supported the growth in visiting Glossy Ibis to Britain, with milder winters aiding their survival and enabling individuals to attempt breeding attempts the following year. (BTO).
Not as large as I thought it might be. About the size of a Curlew (which surprised me). This Glossy Ibis was in a field north of the entrance road into WWT Slimbridge. Not actually in the main reserve. I believe this is a juvenile bird, it didn’t seem to mind people at all.
By the time I got to it, the sun was already much higher in the sky than I would normally like and there was already a small crowd of people, birders and others watching it. It has been hanging around WWT Slimbridge for a few days now.
This shot is a little bit over-exposed where there’s some water on the beak and a little on the right leg, but I’m ok with that considering! For me this is a first, I’ve never seen one before!
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I'm always struggling to catch the iridescence on these ibis. I liked the way the light was hitting this guys feathers. Unlike my last one, I did clean up the background a little. Taken a few months ago.
This was shot in poor light at Ham Wall RSPB a while back. It's been heavily processed using Luminar to try and recover the colours. As a result, it may be a bit overdone but at least you can now see the bird and the colours in it's plumage...
The Glossy Ibis is a species that had eluded me, or at least my camera, in previous trips to Florida. In 2015 we saw one along the roadside probing the soft soil for insects along with a small group of White Ibises. We pulled into a nearby parking lot and I tried to sneak toward them which caused the Glossy to flee. That is how I discovered that Glossies are not as easy to approach as their white cousins. I was excited this past May to have a very brief opportunity with this one that was foraging in a median. I found a spot where I could park and photographed through the window, using my car as a blind, until the rain began to fall too hard for photos. One day I will find a spot where I can spend more time with one. But this is a good start. May 16, 2017
Taken in early morning light at Lakes Park, Florida. There were lots of White Ibis & I kept waiting (& hoping!) that a Glossy would do a fly by.
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka. A juvenile Belongs to Threskironithidae family. Taken at Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka
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Seen in the Rainforest Aviary at Australia Zoo, Qld.
"The glossy ibis inhabits swamps, mudflats and lakes throughout much of the Australian mainland. Unlike the most commonly recognised Australian white ibis, they are less frequently found in suburbia and, up close, these beautiful birds showcase a stunning, iridescent, reddish-brown plumage! They are the smallest of all species of ibis and predate upon insects, larvae, frogs, fish and small lizards."
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Showing off all those beautiful colors in his feathers.
Nikon D500 - 500mm f/5.6 prime - ISO 400 - f/6.3 - 1/1600