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#24/100 x 2022 Water.
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
Taken in Florida.
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Glossy Ibis.
I found a large flock of glossy ibis actively feeding together with snowy egrets. I took a number of photographs but rather like this one which shows up the red head and iridescent green wings of the one in flight against the background of the other ibises feeding.
Technically the lighting was difficult - straight into the sun on an overcast day, so this photograph has been processed to bring out the colors resulting in the very bright background - sometimes referred to high key, but the result was surprisingly good.
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Three of the four at Ham wall. The one in the middle was keeping an eye on a sparrowhawk that drifted over, not that it posed any threat.
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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The Archives Revisited.
April 2007.
In 2007 a flock of 17 Glossy Ibis ( a rare visitor to the UK ) spent several days resting on the outer fields at Slimbridge. They spent most of their time on a part of the reserve that the public do not have access too. I was fortunate to get restricted access to try to photograph them.
Images best viewed in "lights out" L key
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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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.