{"id":14910,"date":"2014-05-07T04:46:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T10:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14910"},"modified":"2025-09-21T10:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:57:35","slug":"a-white-ibis-in-dark-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/05\/07\/a-white-ibis-in-dark-water\/","title":{"rendered":"White Ibis In Dark Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhiteWhite Ibis in dark water – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/500, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When I lived in Tampa, Florida\u00a0the Whites Ibises were often called “<\/strong>Lawn Chickens<\/em>” <\/strong>because they would feed in people’s yards in big flocks.<\/p>\n

This bird is an adult in nonbreeding plumage. When this ibis species goes into breeding plumage the bill and the legs turn a deep crimson red. Juvenile White Ibis have variable tan, brown, and white plumage.<\/p>\n

White Ibis<\/span><\/a> eat small crustaceans such as crayfish, blue and fiddler crabs, small fish and frogs and they will also eat insects. The photo above was taken while the ibis foraged in a saltwater lagoon but White Ibises can also be found in freshwater wetlands, marshes, swamps, fields flooded with water and in grassy lawns.<\/p>\n

I was sitting in the shallow water of a lagoon when I created this image to get a nice low angle. The greens you see in the water of this photo are the leaves of mangroves being reflected and this was taken in early morning light which helps a great deal when photographing white birds.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my White Ibis photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

(Photo taken March 2009)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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