Threskiornithidae

Large wading birds with typically long beaks.

Red-naped Ibis

Ibis,

African Sacred Ibis (Imm)

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

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

Glossy Ibis (Breeding)

Ibis,

Glossy Ibis (breeding)

Ibis,

Black-headed Ibis (In flight)

Ibis,

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.

Hadada Ibis

Hadada Ibis foraging in the lawns of the lodge in Amboseli where we stayed.

Ibis,Hadada Ibis foraging in the lawns of the lodge in Amboseli where we stayed.

African Sacred Ibis (Adult)

Ibis,

Common Spoonbill

Spoonbill,

African Spoonbill

Spoonbill,

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.

Black-headed Ibis

Ibis,