A PINK IBIS
August 23rd
Got a heads-up on a pink ibis in the Bonita Springs area. Headed directly over to the sight. But the birds had moved and were found a few blocks over. The individually is more pinkish, but obviously a scarlet-white ibis hybrid. It seemed to be puffed up to dry off following a mornings rain.
Pink Ibis are seen locally but not often and can vary in their coloration. A bright red bird has been seen as well as these much paler hybrids. The white ibis is a very numerous local bird. They are actually yard birds here. But the scarlet ibis is a non-native species from Venezuela and the Trinidad and Tobago Islands. So like so many exotics here in Florida, the parent(s) were probably escapees.
Also during the drive over and back found a pair of Gray Kingbirds and a Coopers Hawk.
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| Found the flock |
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| Flock located in a Bonita Spring, Florida neighborhood |
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| A Pink Ibis - Scarlet x White Ibis hybrid |
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| Appears to be drying its feathers after the rains |
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| With the flock - Obvious difference in coloration |
Awesome birds! I've seen Glossy and White faced but never anything as exotic as these.
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ReplyDeleteSighted a beautiful pink ibis on my early morning walk in Sarasota this morning. Whitfield Avenue north of University Park. Have poor cell phone picture.
saw two brilliant pink ibis in Port Orange Nov 26, 2011. No black, all pink, and they were mating! Site: Cypress Head Golf Course, Port Orange, Fl.
ReplyDeletecool! wish i could see one of those! only ibis' i see around here are white faced
ReplyDeletePink ibis in my backyard in Englewood, Florida this morning. I didn't get a picture of it. It took a smelt, so maybe it'll be back tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSeen again this week in Englewood
DeleteSaw a pink ibis today in Lakeland.
ReplyDeleteBeen recently seeing many pink Ibis birds, with the white Ibis, in our pasture in Hillsborough County.....they are really pretty
ReplyDeleteCould you possibly supply a photo?
DeleteHow can I attach a photo of one??
ReplyDeleteAlmost every morning 2 pink ibis fly over our house just south of the Anna Maria pier. Usually just after sunrise.
ReplyDeleteWe saw two beautiful pink ibis in Cape Coral this evening (corner of Pine Island Road and Burnt Store Road).
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I recently spotted a pale pink ibis in the shallows off North Shore Park. I took some pictures but they are not very good. Poor light.
DeletePink ibis in my backyard today. Melbourne, FL. it seems more pink in color than the one in the photos on this site. Can I attach photos?
ReplyDeletePink ibis in my backyard today. Melbourne, FL. it seems more pink in color than the one in the photos on this site. Can I attach photos?
ReplyDeleteYes PLease. This is one of my most active postings and additional information would be welcome on these birds. Thanks Steven.
DeleteYes PLease. This is one of my most active postings and additional information would be welcome on these birds. Thanks Steven.
DeleteOn 6 March 2016, saw a pink ibis next to a white ibis (so color was obvious) slightly north of the northwest corner of Dairy Road and Palm Bay Road.
ReplyDeletePink Ibis on the Withlacoochee Prairie Lake in Spring Hill for the past few days. If I can get a picture I'll post.
ReplyDeleteI saw a single pink ibis fly over the lake in my backyard. Beautiful ! I wasn't sure what it was until I found your site. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSaw one in Palm beach
ReplyDeleteI have one that hangs out in the lake behind my house often. Wellington/west lake worth area
ReplyDeleteIt as no accident that the scarlet Ibis arrived in Florida. It was intentional. A man by the name of Carter Bundy brought a clutch of red Ibis to mate with the white ibis that we have here.
ReplyDeleteSince red = white equals pink this is what we now have. Red Ibises prefer breeding with each other so his plan did not happen. You can read about this in an old National Geographic, Dec. 1967. The article is interesting and evidence of why non natives shouldn't be introduced without sufficient study.
We were out on the caloosahatchee river today and on an island just south of the drawbridge there were a ton of woodstorks. As we were looking at them 4 pink, very distinctly pink, birds flew in to the center. Thinking they might be flamingos we tried to get closer for a couple of pictures a single bird flew overhead and we saw it had an ibis head and beak.
ReplyDeletePink Ibis seen in Central Brevard County, Rockledge and Merritt Island. Indian River Lagoon areas.
ReplyDeleteSaw one in Vero Beach today. First time.
ReplyDeleteSaw one in Wall Springs Park Palm Harbor, Florida
ReplyDeleteSaw my first pink Ibis at BSA Camp Sawyer in the Florida Keys Near Big Pine Key on October 5-6th 2019. It was very prominent in a group of white Ibises.
ReplyDeleteI just saw one at the VA center in Kissimmee!
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