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threskiornis molucca

  1. 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
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. 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!!
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis chroicocephalus novaehollandiae great crested tern little grove nikon coolpix p900 november silver gull thalasseus bergii threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Mixed bunch

    Mixed bunch

    Straw-necked Ibises, Australian White Ibis, Great Egrets
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    • ardea alba australian white ibis great egret straw-necked ibis threskiornis molucca threskiornis spinicollis
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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..
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australian ibis black swan cygnus atratus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Australian White Ibis

    Australian White Ibis

    I was initially drawn to Ibis as it was jumping around. I guess it probably trod on the crab whilst it was submerged and got nipped.
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    • australian white ibis threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland saturday fun threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Hunting

    Hunting

    Australian Ibis
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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...
    • Michael Billerbeck
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    • australia australian ibis australian white ibis beak drink drinking ibis queensland road puddle shallow water straw-necked ibis threskiornis molucca threskiornis spinicollis video
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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!!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 austinville australia australian ibis gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october pisspot pond queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australian ibis carrara emerald lakes gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis gold coast hinterland park nikon coolpix p900 october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Australian White Ibis

    Australian White Ibis

    Australian White Ibis
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Landing

    Landing

    Australian White Ibis
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. waste management and disposal technician

    waste management and disposal technician

    Yep.... that's what the Australian Ibis is.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis bribie island fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach moreton bay october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. 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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis brisbane fuji finepix hs50 minnippi park queensland september threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. 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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis brisbane brisbane botanical gardens fuji finepix hs50 queensland september threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. 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...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis brisbane fuji finepix hs50 queensland sandy camp road wetlands september threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. 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
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis brisbane fuji finepix hs50 queensland september threskiornis molucca wellington point
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. 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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis herdsman lake nikon coolpix p900 november perth threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Little and Large

    Little and Large

    Just along from the night heron a much larger Australian Ibis, with a Grey Teal for company.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia australian ibis grey teal lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth threskiornis molucca western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. 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.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. 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...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis great crested tern nikon coolpix p900 november silver gull threskiornis molucca western australia white-faced heron
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. 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...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis nikon coolpix p900 november seppings pond straw-necked ibis threskiornis molucca threskiornis spinicollis western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. 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...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis egretta novaehollandiae nikon coolpix p900 november threskiornis molucca western australia white-faced heron
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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