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\"ImmatureImmature White-faced Ibis foraging in water \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn’t anticipate seeing many birds when I arrived in Farmington Bay early yesterday morning. I was tickled to photograph this immature White-faced Ibis. The young ibis was busy foraging and paid no attention to me or the sounds of my camera.<\/p>\n

\"FallFall immature White-faced Ibis standing in water \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When the immature White-faced Ibis did look up it may have been because a hunter drove past me hauling their boat and it rumbled on the road. The noise of the boat caught my attention and I am certain that it caught the attention of the ibis.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature White-faced Ibis eating breakfast \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the pickup hauling the boat went by and the dust settled the immature White-faced Ibis went back to foraging and eating what it caught. There was something at the tip of the bill of the ibis when I took this image but even when I blew the photo up I couldn’t make out what the prey was.<\/p>\n

Some times it doesn’t matter to me what the birds are eating, I am just glad they are finding food while they are in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature White-faced Ibis scarfing up breakfast \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of you might be wondering how I know that this White-faced Ibis<\/span><\/a> is an immature bird. This ibis has dark eyes, an adult White-faced Ibis would have red eyes. By about February this young ibis will have red eyes too.\u00a0 That is how I know that this ibis was hatched this breeding season.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my White-faced Ibis photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I didn’t anticipate seeing many birds when I arrived in Farmington Bay early yesterday morning. 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