White Ibis on St Pete Beach

When we were in St Pete Beach in June I saw a White Ibis on the beach.

This was the first time I have ever seen a White Ibis on the beach there. So I was snapping away.

Then Mason noticed his Granny was paying attention to something other than him.

And off he went to investigate. Mason looks like he is ready to fly. I laugh at this picture everytime I look at it.

He couldn't catch him (mainly because we wouldn't let him),

so he is headed back to the water.

I was really surprised how much Mason liked the sand and the ocean. My children were not crazy about the sand at his age. Mason wore us out before he was tired of it, everytime we took him to the beach. Lindsey did a great job of keeping the sunscreen on him and you can barely tell he has gotten any sun.

Adult White Ibis at Lake Seminole Park

Adult White Ibis, taken October 2008, at Lake Seminole Park in Seminole, Florida.

Today we should be at sea all day.

Juvenile White Ibis at Lake Seminole Park

The White Ibis does not start out white, it takes a while to become white, through several molts.

I think this is probably a 2nd year White Ibis.

The reference books indicate they do not begin to get white feathers on their backs until December of the first year. These photographs were taken October 2008.

We will be at sea all day today.

Immature White Ibis at Lake Seminole Park

Some photos of the immature White Ibis in June at Seminole Park in Florida.

White Ibis at Lake Seminole Park

This was the first time I had seen White Ibis. These were taken in June when we were in St Pete Beach, Florida.

We have started going over to Seminole Park in Seminole, Florida. We see a new bird everytime we go.

We hope that will happen again this trip.

The last is a collage of the White Ibis washing themselves in the edge of the water. You will need to click to enlarge to be able to tell much about it. There was a whole lot of these, so I decided the collage was the best way to use them.