This White Ibis had been feeding at the edges of a small pond then opted to wade to the other side, passing around a Cyprus Tree.
The reflections created by new foliage were lovely.
And his slow speed made just a faint ripple in the water.
He climbed out of the water and spent a few minutes just looking around.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 21, 2023
A White Ibis swallowing a crawfish he pulled from the bottom of a small pond.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 21, 2023
This is not the first time I’ve photographed a wading bird in this tree, but from the look of the limb it may be the last.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 11, 2023
As is sometimes the case with White Ibis, I heard them before I saw them, at first thinking the mumble, mumble was a human. Then a caught a glimpse.
There were a half dozen of them poking around in this swampy area, and this one gave me an unobstructed view.
And a bit of reflection.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 5, 2023
I happened upon a Juvenile White Ibis that had just found a snack, some kind of crayfish from the look.
That was good, let’s find another.
He paced around,
poked and prodded into the muck,
and came up empty.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 18, 2023
Or, how a White Ibis stays white.
I spotted this White Ibis off the edge of the boardwalk, glistening from his bath.
I figured I’d missed the action but a couple moments later he took another turn.
He was really rotating his wings…
…sending water all over.
The wiggly lines in the water are reflection of the wire fence at the back of the rookery area that keep the Alligators contained.
St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL
February 6, 2023
While most of the White Ibis flock was feeding in the pond a few were bee-bopping along on land.
Occasionally I got a clear view…
…including that fabulous blue eye.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 16, 2022
A flock of 10 or 12 White Ibis were feeding at the edge of a pond that is tangled with fallen brush and vegetation.
They crisscrossed a small open area of water, poking under all sorts of debris.
They move in random patterns when they are eating, two together quickly separate on their own food pursuit.
A pause to scratch.
The darker Ibis on the left is a juvenile, they slowly turn white over their first year.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 16, 2022
Several White Ibis were perched in some pond-side trees at Magnolia Cemetery yesterday.
From my vantage point most of them were partially hidden, this one with his blue eye just peeking through and his beak nicely lit.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
November 18, 2022
I came upon a pair of White Ibis bobbing along, poking and prodding the water and mud in a small canal.
I followed them for a bit…
as they went in and out of the water.
They declined to have a joint photo.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 13, 2022
