I rounded the corner of the swamp boardwalk to find this White Ibis walking the railing.
Something overhead caught his eye.
Then he squeezed his eyes shut, more than the usual blink.
Maybe he didn’t like what he saw.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
April 10, 2026
Just below the immature White Ibis of my previous post an adult was actively feeding in the pond.
His coloration was not as bright as the White Ibis In Florida but he was still pretty striking. The streaks on his wings might be juvenile remnants, or mud.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 26, 2026
An immature White Ibis perched on the boardwalk railing, just looking around.
He’ll gradually lose that splotchy brown look this year as he molts into adult plumage and his legs and bill will turn from orange-pink to reddish pink.
He does have the bright blue eyes
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 26, 2026
This striking White Ibis was perched in a tree along Titusville Road.
Fortunately for me there was room to safely pull off the road.
Even better for me, the Ibis wasn’t alone.
Titusville Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL
February 25, 2026
White Ibis were scattered all around Ravenswood Pond, feeding and wandering around in every wet spot. Then as if on a secret signal, they flocked by twos and threes to the tree a Great Blue Heron pair had started a nest.
The GBH lost possession, at least temporarily.
More secret signals…
or a stretch…
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 17, 2026
After leaving the Sweetgum Tree ball course a White Ibis moved to a “safer” walk in the water.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 14, 2026
(Ted’s OM 100-400mm Lens)
If you’ve ever stepped on one of these Sweetgum Tree balls you can appreciate why the Ibis picks a careful path. Barefoot, they are sharp, and with shoes on they are like stepping on marbles.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 14, 2026
(Ted’s OM 100-400mm Lens)
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
December 25, 2025
Another image from just after we arrived at Black Point Drive on a weird fog and light morning. This trio, an adult White Ibis, a Tricolored Heron, and a juvenile White Ibis caught the sun’s glow.
Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Florida
February 10, 2025
I took a slew of photos of these White Ibis feeding last Friday. They kept going back and forth through sun lit patches, in and out of the vegetation, and were very entertaining.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 17, 2025
