tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post6794010677587144380..comments2024-03-29T08:34:02.673+11:00Comments on Paying Ready Attention - Photo Gallery: World Bird Wednesday - Australian White IbisStewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-88154871106626721342012-03-10T08:41:06.303+11:002012-03-10T08:41:06.303+11:00Nice shots of this controversial bird Stewart. Our...Nice shots of this controversial bird Stewart. Our White-faced Ibis is nothing like this species. It is colorful and shy.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-40612897034111567652012-03-09T07:01:12.595+11:002012-03-09T07:01:12.595+11:00Fantastic shots, Stewart! I just love the bill on ...Fantastic shots, Stewart! I just love the bill on the Ibis. They're not pretty birds, but I think they're unique looking.Brian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-29634629175115435482012-03-09T03:29:33.673+11:002012-03-09T03:29:33.673+11:00Hey Stewart they can come and steal my chips anyda...Hey Stewart they can come and steal my chips anyday - do they prefer vinegar or ketchup?Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-37538406314787184552012-03-09T02:49:17.848+11:002012-03-09T02:49:17.848+11:00Thank you for your scintillating reply to my quest...Thank you for your scintillating reply to my question explaining the White Ibis's evolutionary drift toward an efficient chip eating species. While not perfect, the beak of the Ibis is the best available adaptation for the job an therefore an advantage is derived in the push and shove world of everyday survival. <br />I am predicting, based on our current consumption of this recent dietary anomaly, the development of a draft beer gland over the next few million years to help the stale chips go down. That would be an evolutionary change worth competing for! <br />Cheers, DaveSpringmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-511191555775772482012-03-08T13:34:18.248+11:002012-03-08T13:34:18.248+11:00Lord Stewart, you have kicked up a firestorm here....Lord Stewart, you have kicked up a firestorm here. I am certainly no judge of an ugly bird, I'd just as soon they not be to cute to tell you the truth. And never having met an Australian White ibis or had my chips stolen by one, I won't jump to defend their reputations with folk that know them more intimately. As a Darwinian sort of guy though, it puzzles me that the Ibis's beak appears so poorly designed as a chip eating devise!<br />Great post Sir!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-31543178569677338022012-03-08T10:58:09.388+11:002012-03-08T10:58:09.388+11:00It's amazing how long their beaks are. Funny t...It's amazing how long their beaks are. Funny that something considered a bit of a pest in its own environment seems so exotic somewhere else. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-4521907564066005732012-03-08T09:27:11.290+11:002012-03-08T09:27:11.290+11:00Great shots!
I think they look cool too.Great shots!<br />I think they look cool too.CameraCruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941833935383209037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-75843917547577607352012-03-08T01:52:47.815+11:002012-03-08T01:52:47.815+11:00I like the look of them! Can't be any worse th...I like the look of them! Can't be any worse than the gulls for chip stealing ;)<br />BTW, I live in Canada, and frequent Australia. I'm in Canada now. SA is gorgeous, where are you headed?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-15537685797851467182012-03-07T14:40:58.778+11:002012-03-07T14:40:58.778+11:00I think it has a prehistoric look, with its vultur...I think it has a prehistoric look, with its vulturesque head and long hooked beak! Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-10684690170024561932012-03-07T12:55:12.464+11:002012-03-07T12:55:12.464+11:00It sound like they are similar in nature to the se...It sound like they are similar in nature to the sea gulls--with the chip stealing and all. I've never met an ibis, but they I think they look pretty cool with the long bills. I'll have to reserve judgement on their personalities until I actually see one in person!Katerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645403612156172760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-82553286898248152962012-03-07T12:09:59.820+11:002012-03-07T12:09:59.820+11:00Wow! Didn't know they were so unpopular. The...Wow! Didn't know they were so unpopular. They look pretty cool to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-41715497559371395352012-03-07T10:33:39.843+11:002012-03-07T10:33:39.843+11:00Don't know about the reptilian look, I always ...Don't know about the reptilian look, I always thought of that upper portion as rather vuluresque.<br /><br />Thanks for your obviously kind thoughts Stewart.<br /><br />As usual I have a small identification problem: not sure my birds are cormorants, by the way they moved, I would have tipped on darter but the beak does not quite fit, also, my book does not go into terns at length and I am sure it is not the Caspian since the beak is yellow. So once again, "help!!"Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-4266688496489536162012-03-07T09:55:45.003+11:002012-03-07T09:55:45.003+11:00I love their shadows in the first two shots!
So, t...I love their shadows in the first two shots!<br />So, the juvie hasn't taken on his Pinocchio nose yet. :)<br />Nice series Stewart!Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-21266077856099367492012-03-07T09:03:05.762+11:002012-03-07T09:03:05.762+11:00They are not the prettiest birds, but I still thin...They are not the prettiest birds, but I still think they are cool looking. Great shots.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-39981821327478178152012-03-07T03:09:35.948+11:002012-03-07T03:09:35.948+11:00certainly quite ugly, but impressive in their own ...certainly quite ugly, but impressive in their own way!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-25676235234343389192012-03-07T02:00:05.486+11:002012-03-07T02:00:05.486+11:00cool! thanks for showing the youngster w/ his sti...cool! thanks for showing the youngster w/ his still-developing beak! neat!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-54615800183965347782012-03-07T01:48:35.153+11:002012-03-07T01:48:35.153+11:00Hi Stewart,
Great bird, but I have to agree with t...Hi Stewart,<br />Great bird, but I have to agree with the reptilian look around the head! Like the Bald Ibis in Morocco, it`s not the best looking bird in the world!<br />J<br /><b><a href="http://hedgelandtales.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Follow me at HEDGELAND TALES</a></b>Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-55522189274656575642012-03-07T00:05:52.217+11:002012-03-07T00:05:52.217+11:00Wow!! With the negative press, I wonder if some Ib...Wow!! With the negative press, I wonder if some Ibis defender group will show up. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-26388823802072936872012-03-06T18:53:29.056+11:002012-03-06T18:53:29.056+11:00I totally agree with you Stewart! I don't like...I totally agree with you Stewart! I don't like the Ibis at all. Apart from being quite ugly, they have no other redeeming features. I took a great landing shot of one a few months back but I keep puching it to the bottom of the WBW posting pile... maybe one day :)<br />Great shots though!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.com