Threskiornithidae

Large wading birds with typically long beaks.

Common Spoonbill (Breeding pair)

This pair of Eurasian Spoonbills are either slipping into our out of the breeding plumage, as you can tell from the colouration on the neck and on the bill.

Spoonbill,This pair of Eurasian Spoonbills are either slipping into our out of the breeding plumage, as you can tell from the colouration on the neck and on the bill.

Red-naped Ibis

Ibis,

Hadada Ibis

Ibis,

African Sacred Ibis

Venerated in ancient Egypt as the symbol of the god Thoth.

Ibis,Venerated in ancient Egypt as the symbol of the god Thoth.

Royal Spoonbill

Photographed on the way back from Otago Peninsula somewhere close to Dunedin.

Spoonbill,Photographed on the way back from Otago Peninsula somewhere close to Dunedin.

Common Spoonbill

Spoonbill,

Black-headed Ibis

Ibis,

Glossy Ibis (breeding)

Ibis,

Glossy Ibis (Breeding)

Ibis,