Threskiornis spinicollis

1 Straw-necked Ibis at Hughes, ACT

Threskiornis spinicollis at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2019
Threskiornis spinicollis at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2019
Threskiornis spinicollis at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2019
Threskiornis spinicollis at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2019
Threskiornis spinicollis at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2019
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Threskiornis spinicollis 6 Aug 2019 natureguy
Threskiornis spinicollis 5 Aug 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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An immature Straw-necked Ibis was wandering around the small, suburban park that separates two parts of Hughes, joining Red Hill Nature Reserve to the Hughes shops area. It was by itself foraging. I was able to get nearer by using a gum tree to shield my approach and then let the bird move into view while I stayed stationary. When it finally did start moving away it was because a person was walking a dog towards the bird. The ibis started walking faster but eventually took to the wing. In one photograph it looked like the ibis had picked up a large beetle, it was not clear. A few times it looked like it extracted something from the ground with its beak.

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