Threskiornithidae
Large wading birds with typically long beaks.
Black-headed Ibis (In flight)
Ibis,
Glossy Ibis (breeding)
Ibis,
African Spoonbill
Spoonbill,
Common Spoonbill
Spoonbill,
Glossy Ibis (Breeding)
Ibis,
African Sacred Ibis (Adult)
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.
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 (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.
