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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
Sticking with the theme of birds which were missing in 2014 but abundant in 2015, Glossy Ibises were about at Skala Kallonis pool, Kalloni saltpans and Alykes wetlands this year. Had to photograph some...
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
Even along the Tsiknias river I ran into a couple which seemed to have pair-bonded...
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
The one approaches the other...
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
They make eye contact...then they mirror each other.
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
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| Glossy Ibises, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright ) |
Much better light for these shots. One can see how they got their name. Amazingly, this is another species which I've seen in Devon as we had one at Seaton marshes briefly in 2013. Not as glossy as these ones though!
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