As Clare mentioned in her thread, there's a Glossy Ibis hanging round the Minsmere area at the moment, moving between the scrapes and a flooded field on the edge of the reserve near Eastbridge village. It seems quite laid back, coming pretty close to the edge of the field at times allowing great sightings. Yesterday when Mrs WJ and I popped along to check it out, it was getting late in the day, dull and raining, so not the best to see the glossy feathers and all their colours, but at least there was the benefit of catching water droplets on its back. So here, as demanded by Clare, a few images of this relatively rare visitor
You've got to love those feet!
The last time I saw a Glossy Ibis at Minsmere it was a long way out and difficult to get a decent shot of - so this one is particularly welcome :-)
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I didn't exactly demand ........... but I'm glad I asked as these are gorgeous! I love seeing all the birds with over-sized feet, especially coots and moorhens (but I suppose this ibis will just have to do!!).
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Very nice WJ, thay do have large feet.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Clare your comment about birds with over-sized reminded me of a photo I took some years ago on a trip in Botswana. Here's another bird with big feet for you an African Jacana walking on water, its also know as the Jesus Bird
This could be the start of a nw thread.
Tony
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Wow, that's beautiful - and those feet look deadly!