Straw-necked Ibis

[Harold Schranz <>]

Hi Folks

Thanks and Oops. Basic mistake my alert 11 year old daughter already picked up upon ... I should have looked closer before posting a rushed Email ... different Ibis with black & white in different proportions and locations - the two birds near the small Amaroo pond are indeed White Ibis ... my excuse is a busy week (and not get familiar enough with the different Ibis) - though my daughter remembered the White Ibis species from the Australian Birds app when I was IDing the Straw-necked Ibis in flight. I guess I'm human after all! 8-)

Harold

On 16 June 2014 22:26, John Harris <> wrote:

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

 

Hi Folks

I think I've encountered a few of these in my limited exposure - on  a walk back from Gungahlin hill in April saw a smaller flock wheeling between Crace and Palmerston ... and a closer encounter with a couple at a small pond in Amaroo last week. Correct ID?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13957239/Collages43s.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13957239/20140613110241-002s.jpg

Enjoy
Harold

 

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!