A white faced Ibis flying over the reeds looking for their nest. Last spring we came across a large nesting site of Ibis, perhaps 300 in total were hidden in the reeds below. Todays warm weather in Colorado with a predicted temperature of 70 F has me wishing for springtime and the return of birds, but I know better. So until late April, early May, browsing through last springs photos will have to suffice.
nature has no boss 
I wouldn’t have expected it to be so colorful!
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HI, thee guys are really wonderful to look at so much color and such amazing combinations of colors. We do not get to see them very often so finding a large group was really fun. Hope you are having a great day.
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Very cool. I had no idea they had such color on their back and wings.
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Hi, it is amazing the saturation of colors and the variety of colors these guys have. Almost unreal. Hope your day is going well.
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Wow! The coloring on the wings is amazing!
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Hi Katy, I agree the colors are a feat for the eyes and seeing so many in one place an even great treat for us that day. Hope your week is going well.
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We don’t have those in my neck of the woods, but wow, what gorgeous colors! Really nice capture!
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Hi Tammy, we usually don’t see these guys close to home although we did once. But on weekend excursions just a short drive away they can be found in early spring and I have to agree the colors are amazing.
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Yes, nice capture and as the others are saying the color is amazing and, to me, surprising.
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Thanks David, we were both amazed and surprised at the coloration of these guys the first time we saw them as well and it is almost hard to believe your eyes. Hope your day/week is going well.
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I love these birds. I understand we had one visiting one of our newer wetland restoration projects here. I had no idea they had so much color through their plumage~wow!
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Hi Melissa, we usually see these guys in the breeding season so the coloration might be enhanced that time of year but regardless it is amazing color. Hopefully as we get wise and restore more of our wetlands throughout the country birds like these might make a comeback. Have a great day.
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Beautiful
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Thanks, these Ibis are sure amazing birds. Hope your day is going great.
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What a beautiful bird! You’ve captured a great wing shot. Is it really 70 in CO today? What is the world coming to?
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Hi Eliza, yes it was 70 yesterday and not sure what to make of it. In retrospect every 3-4 years or so we do get a warm spell in midwinter like this and I agree the Ibis is one beautiful bird.
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That’s a colorful and beautiful bird. Nice shot!
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Thanks, and I agree the Ibis is one good looking birds. Especially inbreeding season.
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A real beauty…
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Indeed. Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to give it. We really appreciate it. Have great day.
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I’ve never seen such a bird. It’s beautiful!
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Hi Laura, thanks and I hope you get a chance to see thee guys some time. So colorful and fun to observe their behavior.
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You’re welcome…I’d love to see them sometime.
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You just never know what you will run across when out and about.
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True 🙂
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I’ve never seen colours like this on an ibis. Lovely contrast of textures from the grass and the sky as well.
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HI Jane, these guys are almost unreal in the colors they display and a real treat to watch. They do not nest in the same locations every year so this may have been a one time chance for us to see so many in one place. Hope your day/week is going well.
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I never knew such a gorgeous, colorful bird existed! I thought ibises were white! Great photo!
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Hi Kerry and thanks, Ibises come in a variety of species and these white faced guys do have quite a variety of colors in their feathers.
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Simply beautiful!
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Thanks Andy and thanks for taking the time to give some feedback..much appreciated.
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Fabulous shot! I love all the colors in their feathers in this in-flight image, and the bird rising above the reeds makes a great composition.
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Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to give some feedback as we really appreciate it. It was an ineresting photo session as we were battling horrendous mosquitos when we found this small marsh with the Ibis.
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Lol, the viewer (usually) never really knows the ‘back story’!
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Yea, the back story adds a little fun to the big picture and this bird photography stuff is just now ll fun and games. 🙂
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nature offers unending surprises and delights – your work is wonderful!
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Thanks Pam and I agree nature offers so many sunrises and we all need a surprise every now and then.
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Love the colors in the bird. Nice shot..
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Thanks the colors are something to behold for sure. Hope your day is going well.
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Wow!
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Thanks John, hope you are having a great day.
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