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It was so much fun to watch these little white-crowned sparrows take advantage of a rainy day in the desert. These two seemed to be friends. They would look at each other, as if timing, and then splash furiously together.
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Awakening at sunrise, white ibis (Eudocimus albus) spend considerable time bathing and preening before heading out on foraging expeditions. Some remain in the mangrove estuary while others may prefer lawns or freshwater marshes. These were part of a flock of about 100 birds.