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australian ibis

  1. Where is he?

    Where is he?

    It looks like this Australian Ibis is watching for her mate LOL Not quite so colourful as Peter's ibis today, from the opposite side of the world!
  2. Co-operative

    Co-operative

    Some birds just know how to pose and don't play the nasty tricks on you that most others do!! Australian Ibis were always very co-operative and I just couldn't resist taking pictures of them
  3. An assortment of black and whites

    An assortment of black and whites

    Australian Ibis, Great Crested Tern and others, not so easily picked out; but there's a White-faced Heron, Caspian Tern and a little Silver Gull. There's other things out there, brownish... merging into the mud and seaweed and I've not a scoobie about them!!
  4. Garden visitor

    Garden visitor

    On our way down to the beach the next morning with June, we often peered into other people's gardens to see what was visiting them and in one we spotted this Australian Ibis.
  5. Black and white over black

    Black and white over black

    I followed an Australian Ibis flying over and got him over a pair of Black Swans for contrast. Strangely I don't appear to have uploaded too many pictures of these swans..
  6. Some old friends

    Some old friends

    Our wander soon brought us to the large bay, called Princess Ann Harbour. For some reason my camera really struggled to get focused on the small birds in the mud, but here is a pair of Australian Ibis a little closer than most of the other birds.
  7. ... for buried treasure

    ... for buried treasure

    The same Australian Ibis as I showed you yesterday, but this time he appears to be hunting for the buried treasure he knew must be down there. I'd not really noticed the red area on top of the head before! Saturday Fun.
  8. Hunting

    Hunting

    Australian Ibis
  9. How does an Ibis drink Water?

    How does an Ibis drink Water?

    Have you ever wondered how an ibis manages to drink water with its long beak when it is too shallow? While I was in Queensland, Australia, one day I noticed how Straw-necked Ibises (Threskiornis spinicollis) and Australian White Ibises (Threskiornis molucca) drank water from the road puddles...
  10. Preening

    Preening

    We headed off back down the valley and stopped at a pool beside the road to see what was around. A few nice things flew over but didn't manage to photograph them. However this Australian Ibis was cleaning up, rather aptly, as this pool is call "Pisspot" apparently!!
  11. Contemplation

    Contemplation

    There were a few Australian Ibis around this lake as well, couldn't get a singleton for the picture, so you've a bonus of two to look at LOL
  12. Foraging

    Foraging

    Australian Ibis were everywhere, they really do seem to do a good job of cleaning up the mess and waste left by people (unfortunately they've learnt how to raid dustbins too, which can also leave a mess after they finished!!!) This one was wandering around the picnic area.
  13. waste management and disposal technician

    waste management and disposal technician

    Yep.... that's what the Australian Ibis is.
  14. With a splash of yellow

    With a splash of yellow

    Quite close to the whistling ducks, was this Australian Ibis showing off his yellow pants, though I'm not too sure where that colour has come from - I don't see it mentioned anywhere.
  15. Do they sing?

    Do they sing?

    Maybe not LOL. We'd come down from the view point at the top of the hill to visit the Botanical Gardens. Very interesting the way they've laid it out with plants from the varying habitats all in their separate groups. An Australian Ibis put on a bit of a show for us.
  16. White...

    White...

    ..... shows up well in the dark! We'd found our way to some darker pools, very shaded by the overhead canopy. Fortunately some shafts of sun was falling on them. These ibis were trying to keep their feet dry by balancing on a fallen tree. Running very late today I'm afraid. Had to go to the...
  17. A Recycler

    A Recycler

    Some people don't seem to like these as they raid the dustbins. But of course they do a good job of getting rid of our rubbish. However, my favourite bird colour scheme is black and white, so I'm a fan. LOL
  18. He's got a black head too

    He's got a black head too

    Strangely Jp uploaded an Ibis today, and his one is called Black-headed Ibis. Soooo I checked out all the Ibis images and all the species have a black head. I wonder why the Indian one was singled out for the name LOL This one of course is the Australian Ibis.
  19. Little and Large

    Little and Large

    Just along from the night heron a much larger Australian Ibis, with a Grey Teal for company.
  20. Ibis and friend

    Ibis and friend

    Some of the paths round the ponds were rather overgrown, so a lot of trying to peer through little gaps in the bushes. Through one I spotted this Australian Ibis sitting on an island bank. It wasn't till later I saw his cormie friend in the shot.
  21. Waders and friends on the beach

    Waders and friends on the beach

    After admiring the Pipit, June and I went and sat in the hide for a bit. As the birds were a bit distant I took a more general picture of a largish group out on a sandbar. Mainly I can pick out Australian Ibis, Great Crested Tern, Silver Gull, White-faced Heron. I also recorded Grey Plover...
  22. Ibis galore

    Ibis galore

    We'd now made our way to the other side of Albany and looked in at Seppings Pond, a longish pond and this was a rather overgrown end. On the far bank were loads, and I mean loads of Ibis. Both species, Straw-necked and Australian. This was the first time I'd seen both species together. Can you...
  23. White and white but different

    White and white but different

    The following morning found June and myself back in the hide before breakfast again. We saw an Ibis in front of one of the houses on our way down, but thought I'd show you one combined in a picture with a White-faced Heron, the first one I'd seen here so far; they seemed to be everywhere in...
  24. Scavengers

    Scavengers

    A bit easier to see were these two Australian Ibis... they do rather stand out, don't they LOL
  25. Dribbler

    Dribbler

    Walking along the path, on the 'sea' side of it is a long lagoon and in there I found this Ibis. This was the closest I'd been to one, before that I thought their tails were all black but they seem to be barred. Two shots after this his head was buried in the water LOL
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