According to Sibley a juvenile Glossy Ibis will be in this color phase, with the white on the top of the head and under the neck, from July until November. This is the first individual I've noticed with such a pattern at Green Cay. We have multitudes of Glossy Ibis at the wetlands and I've seen plenty of first year ibis but none with this pattern. It was quite a sight and certainly worth seeing a second time. Unfortunately after locating the bird it decided to fly away. I hope it returns before November and still retains this excellent coloration.
All photos taken by Marty Kaye at Green Cay. 
3 comments:
Hey Eva! There were two fledgling glossies over at neighboring Wako a couple weeks ago, so they may be visiting ;) They also have a strange stripe on their bills that really makes you wonder what they are until you see the whole bird!
Nice! So that's where they go when they leave here, eh? (Summer brings glossy ibis to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Brooklyn/Queens, so we can pretend -- and with this heat and humidity it's not a long stretch -- that we're tropical instead of temperate; unusually, a couple of white pelicans have shown up there this year, too).
Found this via the I & Bird, but couldn't find your email. Would like to propose this for the next issue of I&TB http://matthewwills.com/2010/07/26/fulmars/
Very cool Eva. I didn't know about this color phase of the Glossy Ibis. nice shots you got before it took off!
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