White-faced Ibis shows off underwing feathering

I can only think that this White-faced Ibis was trying to either dry off it's wings or engage in 'sunning' behavior as it lifted...

Ibis flock pic & video clip and Glossy Ibis update

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Two Glossy Ibises feeding near each other

Though it is difficult to be sure that the Glossy Ibises I have photographed are all different birds it is clear that there are for sure at ...

Another Glossy Ibis--apparently not!

Post note: after posting this and sending a message to the cobirds listserve, I took some time to really check out the photos at big enlarg...

Glossy Ibis with large worm--oops, apparently a hybrid with a large worm

Post note: after uploading these and sending a message to cobirds listserve, I took some time to enlarge the photos further. When I did it...

Better pics of Glossy Ibises

I drove back to Florence this morning to see if I could refind the Plegadis ibis flocks I found yesterday in hopes of photographing the Glos...

Very large flock of Plegadis ibis

This photo shows much,though not all, of the Plegadis ibis in this one large agricultural field in Florence in which there were 300-400 ibis...

Glossy Ibises

When I returned late this afternoon from an out of town meeting I drove through the agricultural fields on the edge of the small town of Flo...

Put your wings up high, turn your head around & do the hokey-pokey

Ok,ok, so the hokey-pokey reference ages me. But that's what this White-faced Ibis reminded me of as it took this unusual position at ...

Splish,splash-Ibis taking a bath

I found these White-faced Ibis, part of a flock of more than a hundred,in an agricultural field on the edge of the little town of Florence,C...

Yellow-headed Blackbirds arrive in Florence, CO

There are few locations that host Yellow-headed Blackbirds in the Canon City,CO area but one of the dairies in Florence is a one of those lo...

Evening Grosbeak invasion

Known as an invasive species, Evening Grosbeak are living up to that descriptor as seem to be invading my area of Colorado. I have been hea...

Migrating pelicans-not an unusual site in many parts of Colorado

American White Pelicans both migrate through and stay to breed in various parts of Colorado. Though they don't breed in my area, they d...

More migrating Wilson's Snipe: a photo study

Here are the rest of the photos of the Wilson's Snipe I found in the flooded fields in Florence this week. I like the top one as it show...

Migrating Wilson's Snipe-a pictoral study

Though I usually find Wilson's Snipe in the Canon City, CO area in most winters, I couldn't find any this past winter which though m...

Snowy Egret with plumes blowing in the wind

A few Snowy Egrets stop-over in the Canon City, Colo area during spring migration and only a few as wetlands and other bodies of water are i...

Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, both in photo together

Though most of the Yellowlegs that are migrating through my area of Colorado are Greater Yellowlegs, I did get this pic with both a Lesser a...

First-of-the-year Great Egret in Canon City,CO area

Yesterday I also found this Great Egret, the first I have seen this year and the first reported in Fremont County, CO. It was feeding in th...

First-of-the-year Greater Yellowlegs

I found this first-of-the-year shorebird working in a flooded field in Florence, Colo with some Canada Geese and a few ducks. SeEtta