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Posted: September 14, 2013
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side view of an Ibis
A chapter in the book Nature Birds
Ibis Portrait
by eileen0204
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The diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions; however, it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. It is a tactile non-visual forager, whose main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and to capture its prey.
During the breeding season, the American White Ibis gathers in huge colonies near water. Pairs are predominantly monogamous and both parents care for the young, although males tend to engage in extra-pair copulation with other females to increase their reproductive success. Males have also been found to pirate food from unmated females and juveniles during the breeding season.
These birds are in droves here in Florida and you can find them on any home swale feeding off of insects. The juviles are mostly brown and turn white when they mature.
Nikon D7000; 1/2000s
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Mixed Media: Minor | resized, vignette, slight topaz adjustments
Ibis Portrait
by eileen0204
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