The young Ibis coloring lets them hide so well it’s easy to walk right past one. Which is what I did.
He was out doing the usual Ibis mud digging. If he hadn’t jumped up I would have never seen him.
Quick Escape, Ibis
Category Archives: Shore Bird
End Of Day Rocket
Some White Ibis dropped down from trees on a small swamp island and went by like jet planes.
I missed just about every bird but managed these two shots.
Certainly not great images, but fun shots nonetheless.
Waiting In Line, Like Many Of Us
There were two things here.
First the obvious, all the birds were just standing in line. Peaceful, no bickering, several different species.
Second, we can all learn something from these critters.
Well, maybe not. The Snowy Egret was jumping to the head of the line.
Still, we didn’t need to break up any arguments.
These images include 2 juvenile White Ibis, a Snowy Egret, and finally a very quiet Tricolored Heron.
Young Ibis
This is a juvenile White Ibis at about the end of the ‘brown’ phase.
The chest feathers are turning white here. Many wading birds have a juvenile coloring for about 18 months.
These shots were taken in a salt marsh at low tide. The bird was interesting so I tried to ignore all that mud.
Double-crested Cormorant
Cormorants have done their usual wintering over at the marshes. I’m not sure when they move on, or even why since they are a year round critter.
They like the shore for the summer I think. And why not spend the summer at the beach?
Early Feeding
Out the other day we were able to follow ‘white spots’ and get close enough for a few Pelican shots.
Not the best day, actually almost nasty, but no heavy rain.
Getting close to mating season and this is not where they breed. I don’t think there will be many more easy to photograph flocks this year.
Marsh Scene
Great Blue sharing a marsh tree with Cormorants.
Why So Many Ibis ?
For a while I wondered why I had not seen many White Ibis.
It occurs to me that maybe I just wasn’t looking. At least not the right spots.
They are showing up at the nearby rookery. Next question I have is…where will they nest. It’s only a few months away and I would have thought they would be in a nesting area, not here.
If all these setup house here it’s going to be very loud, and busy.