White Ibis (We think?) on Avery Island

PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
edited April 2, 2011 in Wildlife
This afternoon I was looking around for snowy egrets--trying to spot those bright yellow feet through my 400 mm lens--and was surprised to find these white birds with RED faces, bills, and legs in the middle of an egret rookery. We think :scratch they are white ibis--they were too far away for me to get as much detail as I would have liked. My husband and I haven't seen these birds before on Avery Island, though they are supposed to be common in coastal marshlands. I bet you Florida guys see them often?

Best, Pam

1. Two White Ibis checking out the neighborhood in an egret rookery

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2. Cropped version of one of the birds

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3. Cropped version of the second bird

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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Nice Pam. Hope they are still around later this year. Where's Avery Island? Might
    have to check it out. Will be going south thru Lafayette to the Pecan Island area
    and across to Galveston.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Nice shots...they are really getting those red extremities as breeding season kicks into gear.
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  • Henrik NHenrik N Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Super shots, Pam!

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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Allen wrote: »
    Nice Pam. Hope they are still around later this year. Where's Avery Island? Might
    have to check it out. Will be going south thru Lafayette to the Pecan Island area
    and across to Galveston.

    Thanks, Al! Avery Island is abpit 30 minutes south of the Lafayette airport and easy to get to. PM me if you want more info! Best, Pam
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2011
    Maestro wrote: »
    Nice shots...they are really getting those red extremities as breeding season kicks into gear.

    Thanks, Stephen! I've never seen them before, and thought they were beautiful. Best, Pam
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Very nice, Pam thumb.gif
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Good job Pam. I saw a lot of these in Key West several years ago. The locals called them CoCo as I recall.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Good captures Pam. thumb.gif

    They are so common in my area that I've stopped taking pictures of them. I usually find a bunch of them wandering my neighborhood feeding on our lawns.
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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Jack'll do wrote: »
    Good job Pam. I saw a lot of these in Key West several years ago. The locals called them CoCo as I recall.

    Thanks, Jack! They must be more common east of where we are. Best, Pam
    Harryb wrote: »
    Good captures Pam. thumb.gif

    They are so common in my area that I've stopped taking pictures of them. I usually find a bunch of them wandering my neighborhood feeding on our lawns.

    Thanks, Harry! That's exactly what I read online--that they are all over lawns looking for bugs. We don't see them here, though. Yesterday we had to look them up in a field guide. Then, Edmund's cousin who knows the most about birds jumped in his car and went over to look at them. We had quite a todo in identifying a rather common bird! rolleyes1.gifBest, Pam
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Very nice, Pam thumb.gif

    Thanks, Dan. Hope you are having a great spring! Best, Pam
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Well done Pam. You have yourself a nice series of ibis pics here.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Pam, very nice captures here good work.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Osprey Whisperer wrote: »
    Well done Pam. You have yourself a nice series of ibis pics here.

    Thanks, Mike! It was a treat to spot these colorful birds! Best, Pam
    Dennis Kaczor wrote: »
    Pam, very nice captures here good work.

    Thanks very much, Dennis. Being able to look at all of y'all's exceptional photos is already making a difference in my photography, and I appreciate the fine examples all of you post. Best, Pam
  • shawncshawnc Registered Users Posts: 718 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    Beauutiful White Ibis. Love the color. Very nice captures.
    When I lived in Florida, the folks down south said they used to call 'em "Swamp Chicken" during the depression. They are very plentyfull all over Florida.
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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    shawnc wrote: »
    Beauutiful White Ibis. Love the color. Very nice captures.
    When I lived in Florida, the folks down south said they used to call 'em "Swamp Chicken" during the depression. They are very plentyfull all over Florida.

    Thank you! Swamp Chicken makes sense--because we sure are surrounded by a swamp. First time we have seen them here, though. Best, Pam
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    Nice Pam! Doesn't matter how common they are over there, someone like me appreciates seeing them :D
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