White Ibis Final Approach
by Dawn Currie
Title
White Ibis Final Approach
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
A beautiful White Ibis on final approach to the lake near the Melbourne Public Library. These birds are year-round residents here in Florida, giving photographers and birdwatchers plenty of opportunities to see them.
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus): A visit to a coastal wetland in the Southeast any time of the year will likely be dotted with large white and dark wading birds. White Ibises stand out in the crowd with their reddish pink legs and bills. White Ibises tend to move around in large groups depending on water depth, so look for shallow wetlands or flooded fields to find foraging birds. Unlike larger herons who stalk their prey, White Ibises spend more time walking through wetlands. In some areas they now forage in urban parks and lawns, so don't be surprised if you find one outside of a wetland.
Cool fact: The mascot of the University of Miami in Florida is a White Ibis, affectionately called Sebastian the Ibis. Legend has it that they choose the White Ibis for their heroic ability to withstand hurricanes, which is the name of the university’s football team.
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December 27th, 2019
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations, your wonderful photography is featured on the home page of the "rising star" group, The 200 Club. Featured images are changed often; to remain visible for potential buyers who visit the group later, please post your featured images in the current features discussion thread for 2020, the birds discusssion and other applicable archival and promotional threads in the Club.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archives discussion in the Camera Art Group.
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