head feathers – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

White-faced Ibis With A Wet Head At Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|2021-09-13T03:39:28-05:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: breeding plumage, Definitive Alternate Plumage, fluffy, head feathers, ibis, ibises, largest colony, marsh, Plegadis chihi, refuge, wading birds, wet, White-faced Ibis|

This White-faced Ibis had been feeding in the shallow water and had gotten its head soaking wet right before I photographed it and the ibis was in the process of getting ready to shake the water from its head feathers.