Tag Archives: White Ibis

White Ibis And Reflections

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.

White Ibis Wading By Cyprus Tree
White Ibis Wading By Cyprus Tree

The reflections created by new foliage were lovely.

White Ibis Wading In Pond
White Ibis Wading In Pond

And his slow speed made just a faint ripple in the water.

White Ibis Wading In Pond
White Ibis Wading In Pond

He climbed out of the water and spent a few minutes just looking around.

White Ibis Standing With Lilies
White Ibis Standing With Lilies

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 21, 2023

White Ibis In A Swamp

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.

White Ibis
White Ibis

There were a half dozen of them poking around in this swampy area, and this one gave me an unobstructed view.

White Ibis
White Ibis

And a bit of reflection.

White Ibis
White Ibis
White Ibis
White Ibis

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 5, 2023

White Ibis Taking A Bath

Or, how a White Ibis stays white.

I spotted this White Ibis off the edge of the boardwalk, glistening from his bath.

White Ibis, Bath Time
White Ibis, Bath Time

I figured I’d missed the action but a couple moments later he took another turn.

White Ibis, Bath Time
White Ibis, Bath Time

He was really rotating his wings…

White Ibis, Bath Time
White Ibis, Bath Time

…sending water all over.

White Ibis, Bath Time
White Ibis, Bath Time

The wiggly lines in the water are reflection of the wire  fence at the back of the rookery area that keep the Alligators contained.

White Ibis, Bath Time
White Ibis, Bath Time

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, St. Augustine, FL
February 6, 2023

White Ibis Feeding

A flock of 10 or 12 White Ibis were feeding at the edge of a pond that is tangled with fallen brush and vegetation.

White Ibis
White Ibis

They crisscrossed a small open area of water, poking under all sorts of debris.

White Ibis
White Ibis

They move in random patterns when they are eating, two together quickly separate on their own food pursuit.

White Ibis
White Ibis

A pause to scratch.

White Ibis
White Ibis

The darker Ibis on the left is a juvenile, they slowly turn white over their first year.

White Ibis
White Ibis

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 16, 2022