A group of white faced Ibises make a one night stand at the local pond. We only run across these guys once in a blue moon so it was indeed a pleasure to observe these guys feeding and refueling prior to take off for wetter lands further to the north.
nature has no boss 
I had no idea ibises were those colours! Beautiful birds 🙂
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They are quite colorful and the photo does not even do the colors justice. Wishing you a great weekend.
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What a fantastic photo!! Lovely.
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Thanks, they are really cool looking birds and we were lucky to be out the day they stopped by. Hope you weekend is great.
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I thought they would be white. Thanks for a new view of the world!
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Maril, some Ibises are white but these guys are a festival of color. Thanks for the feedback as we truly appreciate it. Wishing you a great weekend.
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Thanks, Mike. You too.
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Your welcome and I sure will.
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What a great capture and what interesting birds! Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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THanks Natalie, they are quite the bird. Wishing you a great weekend.
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Superb photo,Mike. You certainly made the most of this flying visit! Wonderful PoV and colours
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Thanks, it was a somewhat colorless day but seeing these guys changed that. Hope your weekend is a good one.
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Breathtaking! Thank you for letting us see also.
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Thanks and my pleasure. A splash of color to start the weekend. Take care and thanks again for the feedback.
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Nice shot! I love the color and the composition.
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Thanks Laura, the photos barely do justice to the colors of the feathers on these guys. Have a great weekend.
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you’re welcome and you too!
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🙂
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Wow, what colours, and you were so lucky to see so many. We have nothing like this in the UK, though we have a few herons locally.
Have a great weekend.
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Hi and thanks, we were indeed lucky to see these guys as it is pretty rare in the area. They do stop by while on migration and we just got lucky. The colors are sure amazing for sure. Have a good weekend your self.
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Gosh, they are awesome. Wonderful shot
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They are cool looking birds for sure. Hope you have a great weekend.
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I love all the different birds you are showing us! You must be right smack dab in the middle of a migration corridor. The iridescent wings of these ibis are spectacular. Nature is so grand. 🙂
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Well, not a big migration corridor but we do have our visitors passing through. SOme like the Ibis are just lucky finds. And indeed nature is so grand!
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I saw my first ever White-faced Ibis this week! So cool!
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Wow, it is always so much fun, as well as exciting, to see a new bird. DO the ibis stay around your region or are they passing through like they do here?
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I’m quite sure they’re passing through here in the Tetons, but I’ve been meaning to do more research on them.
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You never know but the same guys that were down in the denver area a week ago could be up your way by now. Maybe they hang out in some of the wetland areas?
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Yeah, I saw them flying over the Snake River yesterday and walking around the Kelly Warm Springs last week.
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Neat, would be fun if they stayed around all summer.
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fantastic scene!
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Thanks Annie, hope your weekend is going great.
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Mike,
I love the ibis photo; I’m a sucker for anything in a panoramic format!
Thanks very much for liking “A special time of year”.
How do I follow your blog?
jerry
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Thanks, you can follow by pressing the follow button on the top of the blog homepage. Hope your weekend is going great.
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