Posts: Mrsmoses | Ugly Hedgehog

sailorsmom wrote:

Hi Carol! Well, it looks like you got your ID of this beautiful glossy ibis! Very well done!

Thank you..I suffered through it with my heavy lens..but a day well spent.

May 17, 2016 14:03:37 #

RichardSM wrote:

Wonderful we now know what type of Ibis it is! And we all know which type it is not wonderful!

MrsMoses thank you for posting those amazing photos. Please send more photos like these thanks a million.

Thank you Richard..will post more of my trip..

May 15, 2016 18:02:29 #

dvan7117 wrote:

This bird is a White-Faced Ibis, not a Glossy Ibis. Note the white border surrounding the eye and at the base of the bill. Also the White-Faced Ibis has bright red legs whereas the Glossy's legs are darker.

Thanks dvan..

May 15, 2016 18:01:46 #

delraypiper wrote:

Sorry, what you have here is a white faced ibis. Plegadia chihi. The glossy ibis is pretty much confined to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The white ibis has the white rim around his face, the glossy ibis does not.

Great shots though.

John D

Thanks John for the clarification.

May 15, 2016 15:24:52 #

Carolina Wings wrote:

Kudos Mrsmoses on your Glossy Ibis captures...great set!

Thank you..they sure made my day..

May 15, 2016 15:23:59 #

tramsey wrote:

I went snooping around and found a map that has the range of the glossy ibis; seems that it has been upgraded in the past few years.

http://www.nenature.com/Maps/GlossyIbisCBCMapUsgs.gif

Thanks for showing the updated map..I guess not as rare of a sighting as I thought.

May 15, 2016 15:21:55 #

marsdad wrote:

Definitely a Glossy Ibis, a permanent resident of Florida, particularly South Florida where you can see large flocks of them. They migrated most likely from Africa in the late 1800's and have been expanding their territory ever since. Looks like this bunch took a heck of a big leap. Nice catch

Thank you..I'm learning a lot about these birds.

May 15, 2016 13:16:09 #

Linda From Maine wrote:

Perhaps a glossy ibis? I like #3 of this series very much.

edit - I checked range, and if is a glossy, it's lost :)

It was the most colorful bird especially if the light was just right. There were hundreds of them. I see that they are
mostly on the east coast so this was a good find at least for me.
Thanks for letting me know.

May 15, 2016 13:11:53 #

RichardSM wrote:

It's an Ibis!

Thank you Richard..

May 15, 2016 12:52:56 #