Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.
Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

American White Ibis

(Eudocimus albus)

Description:

Most of the White Ibis I met on the island were tawny juveniles. This breeding adult seemed out of place. Having finished with the Great Texas Birding Classic on Sunday, I was eager to return to South Padre Island, where I knew Green Herons were raising families at the Bird and Nature Center.

Date Taken: 2021:04:27 11:23

Location:

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000

File Name: WhiteIbis_D5X2335_SPI-NatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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