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Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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The White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) is fairly common in the western two-thirds of the United States southward to South America. There have been a number of papers written in recent years about separating the species from the similar Glossy Ibis (P. falcinellus) since in all but high breeding plumage they can be difficult to tell apart. The reader is referred to many such published accounts if interested. The non-breeding plumaged White-faced Ibises shown in the top three images were photographed at Bear River N.W.R., Box Elder Co., Utah, in August, 1999, with a Canon EOS 1N and EF 300mm F/2.8 L lens and 2X extender on Fuji Sensia. Scroll down for other shots. |
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The White-faced Ibis in the next five shots is apparently a bird hatched the previous summer. The small red border to the facial skin is indicative of White-faced and not Glossy Ibis. This White-faced Ibis was at Brazoria N.W.R., Brazoria Co., Texas, in March, 2007. These images were shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
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The next three shots show a breeding-plumaged White-faced Ibis at Bear River N.W.R., BoxElder Co., Utah, in June, 2007. These shots were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens.
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The White-faced Ibis in flight on the left was at Bowdoin N.W.R., Phillips Co., Montana, in June, 2007. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
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The flock of White-faced Ibis on the left was flying over Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas, in June, 2008.
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