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Glossy Ibis
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Taken at Middleton Moor Nr Gorebridge on 4th November 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| Glossy Ibis. |
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Plegadis falcinellus. Pelecaniformes. Threskiornithidae |
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Freshwater or brackish wetlands with tall dense stands of emergent vegetation such as reeds, papyrus or rushes and low trees or bushes. A platform of twigs and vegetation positioned at least 1 m above water. Adult and larval insects, molluscs, crustaceans and occasionally fish, amphibians, lizards, small snakes and nestling birds. 40 - 60 cm. 80 - 105 cm. Breeding adults have reddish-brown bodies and shiny bottle-green wings. Non-breeders and juveniles have duller bodies. It has a brownish bill, dark facial skin bordered above and below in blue-gray (non-breeding) to cobalt blue (breeding), and red-brown legs. Populations in temperate regions breed during the local spring, while tropical populations nest to coincide with the rainy season. A breeding colony has recently been established in southern Spain, and there appears to be a growing trend for the Spanish birds to winter in Britain and Ireland. |
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