Glossy Ibis
There’s a Glossy Ibis flypast at RSPB Otmoor and I’m here for it, in more ways than one.
The Wildlife Trusts say, “The glossy ibis is a heron-like bird with a long, curving beak.” Surely not? Heron? They must mean Curlew, surely?
Glossy Ibis look dull and dark brown, like a large Curlew (not a Heron), until you catch them in the right light and can see just how iridescent they are.
At least the Wildlife Trusts get the bit about the “…long curving beak” right.
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