Baby Ibis
The American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics.
| They are usually seen in marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. They are often seen on mowed grass, lawns, and have become common in some city parks, where it can be found feeding alone or with other Ibis. It builds a stick nest in trees, bushes, or over water, and 2 to 5 eggs are typically laid. White ibises are monogamous and colonial, usually nesting in mixed colonies with other wading species. |  |
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The ibis feeds by probing with its long, downcurved beak. Its diet consists of various fish, frogs and other water creatures, as well as insects and small reptiles.Adults are 26 inches(65 cm) long with a 37 inch(95 cm) wingspan. They have all-white plumage except for black wingtips (visible in flight) and reddish bills and legs. |
| The red bill blends into the face of breeding birds; non-breeding birds show a pink to red face. Juveniles like this one are largely brown with duller bare parts; they are distinguished from the Glossy and White-faced Ibises by white underparts and rumps. Over all both sexes look alike. |  |
Like the other species of ibis, the White Ibis flies with neck and legs outstretched, often in long, loose lines.
The song of the male is an advertising hunk-hunk-hunk-hunk. The female squeals. When feeding, the birds often give a soft, grunting croo, croo, croo as they forage.
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This image was Captured in Jupiter, Florida using a Canon 450D using an EFS 55-250mm lens
Focal Length 225mm
Exposure Time 1/500s
Aperture F5.7
ISO-160
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