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Slow motion while feeding
Norfolk
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Its good to see again this year albeit in fewer numbers when compared to previous years, the Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Little Egrets, Night Herons and Squacco Herons all nesting in the coastal reeds at Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar Spain
The glossy ibis is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Plegadis falcinellus
Mass: 15 oz (Adult) Encyclopedia of Life
Height: about 20 inches tall nhpbs.org
Family: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis at E B Forsythe NWR on 4/14/2016 just before the refuge closed for repairs to the dikes
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Glossy Ibis feeding in a shallow water
Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DX mark II camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm
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I recorded this video of a large flock of Glossy Ibis in the farmlands near Dolores, Spain on the 9 August 2025
The opening and closing photos are from earlier trips in my archives, but the main footage shows this summer’s sighting.
As I mentioned in the video, late morning in the heat of August — with wet fields shimmering under the sun — is far from ideal for filming. Heat haze and glare made it challenging to capture clear details.
Still, I’m glad to have a record of their numbers: my count reached 107 Glossy Ibis.
Did you try my challenge counting their numbers as I mentioned in my video? LOL
(I’ll admit I “cheated” by reviewing the video in slow motion to be sure!)
One of the favorite foods of the Glossy Ibis is the snail of the genus Physa, small in size but very abundant in the marsh.
Both glossy and white ibis were everywhere we looked during our stay at Chincoteague. These two strayed from a group of about a dozen glossy ibis. We were so impressed with the wide variety of birds and other wildlife on the island that we're contemplating a return trip later this year. Chincoteague National WIldlife Refuge, Virginia.
3 Glossy Ibis in flight over Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. I had no idea that these guys even came to Maryland till I took this photograph six days ago on 5/10/22. I'm pretty sure that if I had seen these birds before I would remember it, their colors are striking.
The greater blue-eared starling or greater blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is a very common species of open woodland bird, and undertakes some seasonal migration.
Genders are similar with teal-blue upperparts that show a brilliant shiny, metallic iridescence in good light. A blue-black, mask-like facial patch surrounds the eyes and extends over the auriculars. Even black spots create two wing bars. The underparts are more deeply colored and the abdomen and flanks are blue-purple. This bird's plumage may show different hues or degrees of coloration depending on the viewing angle and quality of light. The eyes are bright yellow or yellow-orange with a dark pupil, and the legs and feet are gray-black.
Juveniles are similar to adults but are much less iridescent, and show sooty brown-gray underparts. The eye is also darker.
This stunning starling was photographed on a game drive in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya.
The hard drives have been ransacked again, the only benefit to not deleting images! This Glossy Ibis spent most of its time within my minimum focusing distance. From Tor View hide, Ham Wall.
To say that a Glossy Ibis came close to the Somerset Wildlife Trust hide at Catcott this week would be a bit of an understatement.
What a bird!
WWT Slimbridge.
In the UK most glossy ibises arrive in autumn, occasionally staying through the winter, though they could be seen in any month. It's often young birds that turn up, sometimes just months after leaving the nest. Bird ringing projects have allowed us to see where some of these visiting ibises have travelled from, as they're fitted with a ring on their leg that allows birdwatchers to identify individual birds and trace their origins. Most of the ringed birds that have been spotted here were given their identifying rings as nestlings in Doñana in southwest Spain, though a few have been young birds from the Petite Camargue in the south of France. (The Wildlife Trusts).
I think this photo gives an idea of size, not that there’s a lot to compare to!
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A pair of Glossy Blacks on our morning walk. They're usually quite flighty, but these two hung around long enough to grab a few shots. A nice start to the day. glossyblack.org.au/about-glossy/