It's October and to my surprise, a lone Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flew into the salt marsh today. Normally the Ibises are here in early spring in flocks. This bird must be migrating and stopped for food. It ate ravenously all afternoon.
Seven Glossy Ibises fly in three tiers.
Gloss Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) and Great Egret (Ardea alba) fishing in the shallow water of a salt marsh.
Seven Glossy Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus).
Glossy Ibises Circling the Salt Marsh
Eight Glossey Ibises circle the salt marsh and are about to land on a mudflat.
A Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) moves from one mudflat to another while feeding in a salt marsh. Photographed in the spring.
Glossy Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus)
Glossy Ibises (Plegadis falcinellus)