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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

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Posted by Tom Smit on May 15, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
This Glossy Ibis is staying in Holland for several days now. I've never seen such a bird execept in the zoo and those birds are white and "red".
This is a real one in wildlife.

Not a super picture but in this case the moment counts. :)

You can see some more pics of this bird on
http://waarneming.nl/user/photos/20862
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 15, 2012 at 5:20 PM
nice to get a shot of a hard to see bird ... congrats on being in the right place at the right time :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 15, 2012 at 6:07 PM
Seen plenty in Africa but nevr in Europe. Is that mud or rain on the lens?

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on May 15, 2012 at 6:13 PM
We have had them in Kent over the winter, but they are near impossible to get close to, so you have done well here.

David
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 16, 2012 at 2:59 AM
Nice shot of an unusual bird Tom, looks like a cross between a Curlew and a Starling! :biggrin:

Nick. :smile: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on May 17, 2012 at 4:59 AM
Thanks al for looking!! :wavey: :wavey:

@Bob
It's reed. The only way to avoid it was to get further away from the bird. So the bird would be smaller on the picture and it's not what I wanted in this case.
Thanks. :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 17, 2012 at 6:09 AM
A lovely bird i have photographed in Australia when i was there.
Never seen one of these in the wild down here, only the white and black ones.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Tom Smit on May 17, 2012 at 6:15 AM
Hi Jeroen,
You can take your chance right now. They are still in the country on two places.
:wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on May 17, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Tom

They are on vacation in Holland over from Sussex where we had two they turned right from the USA and kept on coming. They spook very quickly so well caught.

:wink:
Posted by Rene de Heer on May 18, 2012 at 11:05 AM
A nice record shot of a rare bird.
Rene de Heer