I got home from my errands to find this flock of ibises moseying around in...(More)

I got home from my errands to find this flock of ibises moseying around in the yard across the street. Eudocimus albus, Family Threskiornithidae. Says the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, "A wading bird of the deep South, the striking White Ibis is frequently seen on lawns looking for large insects as well as probing for prey along the shoreline." Adds enature.com, "Around their colonies, ibises eat crabs and crayfish, which in turn devour quantities of fish eggs. By keeping down the numbers of ...(Less)