Sorry Harold and everybody and thanks Mark.
Silly of me but I only opened one attachment – didn’t notice there are two. Yes indeed, Straw-necked Ibises in flight but a nice close up of two Australian White Ibises.
From: Mark Clayton <>
Date: Monday, 16 June 2014 10:10 pm
To: John Harris <>
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Straw-necked Ibis
Hi John,
I am not sure if I am reading your email correctly but it appears that you are saying that neither of Harold’s attachments are of Straw-necked Ibis.
The first series of photos are indeed Straw-necked Ibis in flight, a quite common species around Canberra. The second photo of the two birds is of Australian White Ibis, a species that has in the recent past bred not far from Crace.
My apologies if I am reading the email wrongly.
Cheers,
Mark
From: John Harris
Sent: Monday, 16 June 2014 6:25 PM
To: Harold Schranz; Con Boekel; COG list
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Straw-necked Ibis
Nice photo but not the Straw-necked variety but the much commoner Australian White Ibis. The flock you saw between Crace and Palmerston lives around here
and flies daily between the various bodies of water.
If you look in your bird guide you will see that the Straw-necked Ibis has very little white on it at all, especially when not flying. And you will see why
they are called straw-necked.
They are relatively rare in Canberra but more common now we have had rain. For what it’s worth, a pair were grazing outside the war memorial this afternoon.
From:
Harold Schranz <>
Date: Monday, 16 June 2014 5:27 pm
To: Con Boekel <>
Cc: COG list <>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Straw-necked Ibis
P.S. Off topic but bird related: anyone have advice on doing print mounts (A4 sized) cheaply? I'm not flush with the kind of funds that print mounts usually
entail!
